View of Havana, Cuba, from the sea, with a Spanish warship in the foreground…
Original 1671 copper-plate engraving by Arnoldus Montanus (1625-1683).
From De Onbekende Nieuwe Wereld, of Beschrijving Van De Wereld, Deel Amerika en het Zuidelijke Landt (The Unknown New World, or Description of the World Part America and the South Lands)
Amsterdam, edited by Jacob von Meurs, 1671.
Considered the earliest engraving view of Havana
Sheet 14,5 x 12,5, Sight 14 X 11.5 inches, Frame 20.5 X 18
copper-plate engraving from 'the first encyclopedia of the Americas (Schwartz and Ehrenberg, The mapping of America, Harry N Abrams, 1980, p.118.).
Depicting the fortified entrance to the harbor with a large chain blocking the entrance between a fort on the right and a tower at the center. There is a second fort to the left of the tower. A large warship dominates the lower left corner with other smaller boats in the outer harbor. Also shows a city along the waterfront of the inner harbor where many ships are docked; among the buildings are many spires and a cathedral. The city is reaching the foothills in the background.
Reference: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress): De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld/Arnoldus Montanus. Amsterdam: By Jacob Meurs boek-verkooper en plaet-snyder, 1671, bet. pp. 154-155.

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