MAKE A MEME View Large Image Seale Map of the Pacific Ocean w- Trade Routes from Acapulco to Manila - Geographicus - Pacific-seale-1743.jpg This is a rare nautical chart of the Pacific ocean by the English map publisher R W Seale Chart depicts the trade routes used by ...
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Keywords: 1748 Seale Map of the Pacific Ocean w- Trade Routes from Acapulco to Manila - Geographicus - Pacific-seale-1743.jpg This is a rare nautical chart of the Pacific ocean by the English map publisher R W Seale Chart depicts the trade routes used by Spanish Galleons from Acapulco Mexico to Manila in the Philippines In particular this chart depicts the travels of the Spanish Nostra Seigniora de Cabadonga and the British Navy Commodore George Anson Anson captured Nostra ™s Spanish galleon in 1743 The Spanish galleon was loaded with gold silver and more importantly nautical charts depicting the trade routes used by Spanish Galleons between Mexico and Manila for the previous 200 years This significant discovery allowed the British to disrupts Spain ™s trade in the Pacific and thus economically disrupt the Spanish dominance of the New World Beautifully details the pacific islands and much of the Mexican and California coast 1748 undated Size in 34 11 5 object history credit line accession number Pacific-seale-1743 French edition of Anson ™s 1748 book<i> A Voyage Round The World In the Years MDCCXL I II III IV</i> Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 1748 maps Manila galleon Map Old maps of the Pacific Ocean Old nautical charts 1748 Philippines in the 18th century Maps by George Anson
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