Here is a historic map of Havana from "A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical of Commerce and Commercial Navigation" by John Ramsay McCulloch in 1882.

 

Map of Havana

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Here is a portoland nautical chart of Mediterranean Sea around 1320-1350. This is oldest original cartographic artifact in the Library of Congress. Map showing Mediterranean Sea from the Balearic Islands to the Levantine coast; also covers western part of Black Sea. Author is anonymous, probably Genoan.

 

Nautical map of Mediterranean Sea in 14th century

 

 

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Here is a excellent historic map of the world by Jodocus Hondius.Vera Totius Expeditionis Nauticae showing route of Francis Drakes and Thomas Cavendishs Circumnavigations of the globe in 1596.

 

 

Jodocus Hondius map in 16th century

the same map, but higher resolution and black and white

 

Jodocus Hondius map in 16th century

 

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Here is a historic, nautical map by Portuguese cartographer Pedro Reinel in 1504. This map is one of the first based on astronomical observations and to depict a scale of latitudes. It is showing Europe and north Africa. Taken from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munchen.

 

Pedro Reinel in 16th century

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