Plano de las Senales practicas del Commercio que se Executan en la Torre de Tavira de Esta Ciudad de Cadiz Ano

Plano de las Senales practicas del Commercio que se Executan en la Torre de Tavira de Esta Ciudad de Cadiz Ano de 1793. Manuscript. Handschrift.[Spanien - Reise - Schiffahrt - Sailing - Navigation -] - von Anonymous:
Autor(en)
Anonymous:
Verlag / Erscheinungsjahr
Cadiz 1793.
Sprache
Spanisch
Gewicht
ca. 550 g
Bestell-Nr.
169481
Bemerkungen
Rote Marokkan Einband mit dem Wappen Spaniens -- 24 Blätter -- Contemporary red morocco with the lesser coat of arms of Spain gilt on both covers. 24 leaves incl. manuscript title, 44 watercolour-plates and three manuscript pages -- In the 18th century, Cadiz was the most important Spanish port. When the Spanish Empire was the largest in the world and had control of much of the American continent, over three quarters of Spain's transatlantic trade passed through Cadiz. The present signal book was written shortly before the emancipation of the American colonies. It commences with a watercolour of the Royal coat of arms of Spain, followed by a watercolour of an English sailing ship and another of a sailing vessel of Honduras. The manuscript further incorporates 41 watercolour plates of naval flag signals, including different signals for Spanish ships, as well as for ships from Lima (Peru), Veracruz (Mexico), Montevideo (Uruguay), Cartagena (Colombia), Caracas (Venezuela), Honduras, Manila (Philippines), Windward Islands (West Indies), Napoli, France, England, Portugal, Denmark, Russia, Sweden, Malta, Genova and some other codes. At the end of the manuscript, there is a three-page-list of the ship launches of Cadiz in 1789, listing 57 ships with their respective tonnages. Signal books were much prized by their authors and were kept secret, rather be destroyed than fall into enemy hands. - Spanish signal books from the 18th century are very rare.


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