Mexico, Central America and The West Indies Louisiana Note: some views are "continued"

Note: some views are "continued" on the next line which gives the appearance that there are seven views here

Seven engraved coastal elevation views of the North West Coast of America explored by Jean François Galaup de La Pérouse in his frigates the Boussole & Astrolabe in 1786

showing shaded relief

The maps shows the Embarcadero

Contour lines were still uncommon on maps of the day

Mexico, Central America and The West Indies Louisiana Note: some views are "continued"Published in December 1939 accompanied the article "Puerto Rico: Watchdog of the Caribbean." A wealth of historical notes dot this map, including the dates of the the founding of many cities, the explorers who named them, Aztec and Maya sites, and more.