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| Keywords: 1859 Dufour Map of Hispaniola or Santo Domingo, West Indies (Haiti, Dominican Republic) - Geographicus - StDomingue-dufour-1859.jpg A beautifully engraved map of the West Indies island of Hispaniola or Santo Domingo by the French cartographer August Henri Dufour Covers the entire island in striking topographical detail Identifies towns cities rivers lakes mountains and various undersea shoals and reefs Names Mont Cibao in the central part of the island where Columbus famously failed to find rich gold mines Today this island is divided between the Dominican Republic and Haiti Drawn by A H Dufour and engraved by Charles Dyonnet for issue as map no 22 in M A Thiers' History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon 1859 1859 undated Size in 14 5 8 5 object history credit line accession number StDomingue-dufour-1859 Thiers M A <i>History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon</i> 1859 Geographicus-source PD-art Old maps of the Dominican Republic Old maps of Haiti Old maps of Hispaniola 1859 maps | ||||
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