Ancestors

Written by The Map Room on 2025-01-20 at 23:11

Apropos of absolutely nothing, I’m looking for the earliest use of the name “Gulf of Mexico” on a map. So far I’ve found examples of “Golfe de Mexique” ca. 1705-1708, with “Golfo de Nueva España“ predating that.

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Toot

Written by The Map Room on 2025-01-22 at 04:33

And here is the result: https://www.maproomblog.com/2025/01/naming-the-gulf/

(with thanks to @kgjenkins for the leads)

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