Coltellini, Marco
1763

Attractive antique plan of Chagres, Panama and Fort San Lorenzo

Piano della Citta Rada, e Porto di Chagre

DESCRIPTION: Finely engraved, antique (1763) port plan of Fort San Lorenzo and the town of Chagres, Panama on the north coast of Panama, now abandoned. Features include Chagres village, Castillo San Lorenzo, Forte della Punta, numerous depth soundings and a road labeled "Strado de Vento de Cruzes 56 miglia, e a Panama".

Spain's early trail to Panama City, the Las Cruces Trail, was reliant on the Chagres River for much of its route. Spain established Chagres at the mouth of the Chagres River, in the 16th century as a port for the purpose of loading its Peruvian plunder for trans-shipment to Nombre de Dios or Portobello where it would be consolidated and shipped onward to Spain. To protect the port, the Spanish established a fort, San Lorenzo, on a cliff overlooking the harbor.

Published from Livorno, Italy in 1763 in "Il Gazzettiere americano".

CREATOR: Coltellini, Marco

PUBLICATION DATE: 1763

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Panama

BODY OF WATER: Chagres River

CONDITION: Very good.  Strong impression. Clean, on strong chain-laid paper. Three small pinholes in the right margin, resulting from the binding.

COLORING: None

ENGRAVER: Viol. Vanni

SIZE: 8 " x 10 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 5

PRICE: $325

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