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Matanzas, Cuba

DraftsmanDrawn by Charles H. Ourand American, 1857 - after 1920

PrintmakerLithographed by Julius Bien 1826 - 1909

MakerMade by Brigadier General George Malpas Cole American, 1853 - 1933

Date1898

MediumLithography; black and red printer's inks on cotton

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 38 5/8 x 23 3/8in. (98.1 x 59.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 42 x 27in. (106.7 x 68.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Miss Clara B. M. Cole

DescriptionMap of the province of Matanzas, Cuba, with Santa Clara to the east and south. Matanzas is delineated with a red line. Places are marked with their name and a circular symbol. Roads and what appear to be railroads are shown. Physical features include swamps and islands. Water depth in fathoms is shown around the coastline. Other numbers are shown around on the map, in the areas representing water. Some of the numbers have letters representing some kind of units of measurement, although what they are is unclear. In the top left is an inset index map showing all of the maps in the series.

Object number1953.56.29

InscribedRecto, top left, printed in black ink: "ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, M.I.D."

Top right, printed in black ink: "CUBA SHEET No. 3"

Bottom left, printed in black ink: "JULIUS BIEN & CO PHOTO. LITH."

Bottom right, printed in black ink: "Drawn by C.H. Ourand"

Bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "2082"NotesCartographic note: Scale: 1:250,000

Medium Note: Most sources state that cloth maps were first used by the American military in World War II, but this map is part of a series of cloth maps of Cuba produced by the Adjutant General's Office for use during the Spanish American War.

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