Printed map, Museum, La Isabela, Dominican Republic

First printed map of the globe, 1507, by Martin Waldseemuller, 1470-1520, in the museum, or Museo de la Isabela, in the Parque Nacional Historico y Arqueologico de La Isabela, or Historical National Park of La Isabela, one of the oldest European settlements in the New World, in Luperon province, on the North coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The town of La Isabela was founded in 1493 by Christopher Columbus and a fort, houses, church, warehouses, and an arsenal were built, but the settlement was abandoned in 1496 due to hurricane damage. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1493 1507 Americas Antilles Arqueologico Columbus Dominican Dominicana Hispaniola Historico Isabela Luperon Nacional Parque Republica Waldseemuller

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