Plan of Havana and Fort Morro, 1762 (Havana, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba) 23°07'58"N 82°22'58"W; (Castillo del Morro, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba) 23°09'00"N 82°21'00"W

Anonymous (cartographer)

Subject(s)

Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, a ‘4’ suspending the letters L V G below; countermark: I H S [cross on H] above IVILLEDARY

Mark, stamped: 948

Condition: one fold line; brown discolouration to both sides

Scale: 1:827 approx. Scale to the Morro [221 mm =] 600 Feet. Scale to the profiles 30 Feet to an inch, 1:360 approx.

77.7 x 48.2 cm (image and neatline)

78.9 x 49.2 cm (sheet)

28.9 x 35.9 cm (neatline of plan)

12.6 x 47.7 cm (neatline of profile 1)

9.2 x 47.7 cm (neatline of profile 2)

7.4 x 47.7 cm (neatline of profile 3)

7.8 x 47.7 cm (neatline of profile 4)

Manuscript title:

PLAN and Profiles of the Morro / Fort, Besieged by the British Army / Commanded by his Excellency the Earl / of Albemarle, and taken by storm the / 30.^th July 1762. [And four sections or profiles of the fort drawn on the same sheet.] [bottom right, in rectangular panel]

Additional text:

[right, down right side of map, in title panel, a key, A-H, V, to the ascent to the fort, its principal entrance, watch tower and lighthouse, roads, batteries, guard rooms, cistern, etc.]

Annotations:

George III heading: Havana 1762.

Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [right of centre, ink, crossed out in red ink:] Havanna Movis [i.e. ‘Morro’] Fort; [left of centre, red pencil:] 13/117-2 [and, black pencil:] XVII/10; [bottom left, obscured by linen, in black pencil, two words, illegible].

George III catalogue entry:

Havana A drawn Plan and Profiles of the Morro Fort at the Havana besieged by the British Army commanded by the Earl of Albemarle and taken by storm the 30.^th of July 1762.