Nombre de Dios gelegen tusschen zuid en Noord-amerika, aen de Noordzee. Nominis divini Fanum, Isthmi Americani Oppidulum, Septentrionale mare respiciens
Creator 1:
Petrus Schenk
Creator 1 dates:
1661-1715
Place image published:
Amsteld. [Amsterdam]
Image date:
[1702]
Image function:
plate [97]
Technique:
engraving
Image dimension height:
21.1 cm. (platemark)
Image dimension width:
26.8 cm. (platemark)
Page dimension height:
26.5 cm.
Page dimension width:
30.8 cm.
Materials medium:
ink
Materials support:
paper
Languages:
Dutch, Latin
Description:
View of the fortifications and town of Nombre de Dios, Panama. Includes ships with cannons firing, boats, churches, and dwellings.
Source creator:
Schenk, Petrus, 1661-1715
Source Title:
Hecatompolis, sive, Totius orbis terrarum oppida nobiliora centum
Source place of publication:
[Amsterdam]
Source date:
1702
notes:
Nombre de Dios was located 75 miles east of Panama City at the mouth of the Rio Chagres. Established to protect the Spanish Silver Fleet in 1510, but sited in an unhealthy location, it never prospered. The population was about 50 permanent residents.
Time Period:
1701-1750
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities; Geography, maps, city views and plans
