Maritime chart of the Gulf of Mexico and the islands of America, for the use of navigators in that part of the world, constructed from the best memories, and astronomical observations of longitudes and latitudes, 1755

This two-sheet map of the gulf and caribbean, dedicated to the king of spain fernando vi, was one of the first maps produced by lópez along with his fellow spanish student expatriate in paris, juan de la cruz cano y olmedilla (1734-1790). European knowledge of the coastlines of the caribbean islands, central america, and southern north america was extensive by the eighteenth century. Between 1783 and 1786, the gulf was resurveyed in a systematic manner by the primer piloto josé de hevia. Date: 1755. Dimensions: height: 58 cm (22.8 in); width: 42 cm (16.5 in). Medium: engraving etching print. Collection: University of Texas at Arlington.