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- Title
IN SEARCH OF SAN SALVADOR: A CARTOGRAPHIC ODYSSEY.
- Authors
Shaklee, Ronald V.
- Abstract
The author considers historic cartographic evidence regarding the island of San Salvador, the location where explorer Christopher Columbus first landed during his voyage of discovery in 1492. He discusses problems associated with early navigation, particularly the lack of navigational instruments to measure longitude, which make early navigational charts and maps inaccurate and difficult to decipher. Until 1648, there was no permanent European settlement established on the Bahama islands and the area was avoided because of its uncharted and often treacherous rocks, reefs, and cays. The article focuses on 16th-19th-century maps to determine the location of San Salvador, Cat, "Triangulo," and Watlings islands.
- Subjects
BAHAMAS; COLUMBUS, Christopher, 1451-1506; GEOGRAPHICAL positions; GEOGRAPHY; NAVIGATION; HISTORY of navigation; NAUTICAL charts; HISTORY of cartography; GEOGRAPHICAL discoveries; FIRST contact with aboriginal peoples; GEOGRAPHICAL discoveries in literature; HISTORY
- Publication
Journal of the Bahamas Historical Society, 2009, Vol 31, p7
- ISSN
1025-9236
- Publication type
Article