Maps of Puerto Rico

A number of maps of Puerto Rico have been scanned through the Library of Congress National Digital Library Program's web site, American Memory. The majority of these maps are located in the Map Collections: 1500-1999 presentation. Links to the digitized maps in this presentation in American Memory appear below:

List of maps available for viewing in the Geography and Map Division:

Puerto Rico - General Maps
San Juan
Ponce

Puerto Rico - General Maps

Author: O.H. Siltriani (?).
Title: Isla de Puerto Rico
Date: Nov. 10, 1898
Scale: 1:100,000
Dimension: 68 x 182 cm
Call no.: Porto Rico. War- Spanish American War. 1898. Supposed to be a tracing from Trent Map. Additions made in the office of the General U.S. Army.
Description: Blue map drawn on canvas. Through symbols it gives location of different events (camp sites, site of engagements) during invasion of Puerto Rico.

Author: Lt. Col. Hodges
Title: Topographical Map, Aibonito Pass Showing Spanish Position and Entrenchment
Date: Oct. 1898
Scale: 1in.= 500ft
Dimension: 81 x 28 cm
Call no.: United States War - Spanish American * 1898 * Hodges
Description: Map shows Spanish position and entrenchment at Aibonito Pass.

Author: Author Not Provided
Title: Military Map of Puerto Rico
Date: 1898
Scale: 1:126,720
Dimension: 64.5 x 144 cm
Call no.: Puerto Rico. "Outline Military Map". (actually a good general map). 1898. 1"= 2mi . War Dept., Adj., Office, M.I.D. 2 copies
Description: Colored map on paper glued to linen. The map details information such as boundary judicial district, roads, villages, telegraph lines, boundary of ayuntamiento.

Author: Author Not Provided
Title: Military Map: Island of Puerto Rico
Date: 1898
Scale: 1:250,000
Dimension: 56 x 71cm
Call no.: W. Morey Jr. C.E. Puerto Rico. 1898. 1:250,000. M.S. Army. US Morey
Description: Black and white map drawn on paper glued to linen. It details showing roads, railroads, and trails. Very detail view of the location of the towns in island.

Author: J.M. Lago
Title: Latest Map Island of Porto Rico - New Territory USA
Date: 1898
Scale: Scale Not Given
Dimension: 67 x 113 cm
Call no.: Porto Rico. 1898. Lago. 2 copies
Description: Yellow and light blue map drawn on paper. A paragraph to the upper right corner describes that the purpose of the map is for every citizen to have it, since Puerto Rico was part of the Republic (USA). In addition to the regular information that shows in every map, this one has the peculiarity that it highlights the highways. These highways were the probably first in the islands.

Author: Author Not Provided
Title: Diseño del Estado de los Trabajos del Mapa Militar de la Isla
Date: Jan. 1899
Scale: 1:150,000
Dimension: 74.5 x 133.5 cm
Call no.: West Indies. Puerto Rico (Island). 1899. 1:150,000. U.S. Corps of Engineers
Description: White and blue ink map on paper. It's the same as the map described (above) w/the only difference that the titles are in Spanish and it looks like the draft or first print of the other colored map with its entry below. Print isn't as clear.

Author: Author Not Provided
Title: Outline Map of Puerto Rico
Date: 1899
Scale: 1:150,000
Dimension: 74.5 x 125.5 cm
Call no.: West Indies. Porto Rico. 1899. 1:150,00. U.S. War Dept. copy 2
Description: Three color map drawn in paper and glued to linen. Detail general information - towns, cities, and location. Also it has drawn routes through water for within and outside Puerto Rico area.

Autor: Martin Miller
Title: Porto Rico - Puerto Rico
Date: 1899
Scale: Scale Not Provided
Dimension: 25 x 38.5 cm
Call no.: West Indies. Porto Rico. 1899. Martin
Description: Multicolor map on paper. It shows the smaller islands that are part of Puerto Rico, Districts in which the Island was divided and the towns that belonged to them, water routes to travel.

Author: J. Domingo Sulona
Title: A Map of the Island of Puerto Rico
Date: 1899
Scale: 1:125,000
Dimension: 39.5 x 88 cm
Call no.: Porto Rico. 1899. 1:250,000. Solsona. Wordly Names Exhibit #226
Description: Multi colored map / laminated. detailed information about Geo. features of Island (mountain chain, ports, rivers), municipal and district boundaries, courts (supreme /principle) etc. It has a small paragraph in right corner talking about Puerto Rico. 2 copies

San Juan

Title: Bird's - Eye View of San Juan and Vicinity
Date: July 19, 1898
Scale: Scale Not Provided
Dimension: 58 x 121 cm
Call no.: Puerto Rico * San Juan (city). and Vicinity. View (Birdeye's Eye). 1898. Ourland, Chase H. Repro. -Gen'l. Staff - MID
Description: Black and white map and geographical topography (lagoons, bays) of region. Also it has a table with the distance in miles from town to town.

Author: Saldana
Title: Plan of San Juan Puerto Rico Showing buildings Belonging to Quarter Master's Dept. US Army on June 30, 1899
Date: Aug. 1899
Scale: 1:5,000
Dimension: 47.5 x 93.5 cm
Call no.: Porto Rico. San Juan (City). 1899. Saldana. Buildings belonging to quartermaster's Dept. USA
Description: Blue map drawn on paper. The map identifies building by numbering them and having a list as AA code. The map is of the Peninsula of San Juan where government buildings were often located (defense fortress), forteleza (house of the governor), hospitals, etc.

Author: Author Not Provided
Title: Manati - Arecibo, San Juan
Date: 1899?
Scale: Scale not Provided
Dimension: 23 x 51cm Arecibo - Manti; 23 x 11cm San Juan
Call no.: Porto Rico. San Juan (cities of Manati and Arecibo. 1899?. Anon.
Description: Blue Maps drawn on canvas. There are 2 maps, one of the streets of San Juan and the other details the route from Manati to Arecibo and vs. Labels vegetation of area, Geo. features. The Arecibo-Manti has notations in pencil ( a vertical Line ) connecting 2 points.

Ponce

Title: Croques del Departamento de Ponce
Date: July 29, 1898
Scale: 1:160,000
Dimension: 33 x 67.5 cm
Call no.: Puerto Rico. Ponce (province). 1898. 1:600,00. Map Tracing
Description: Black and white map drawn on tracing paper. It shows Ponce's location as well as the neighboring cities. It is not a detail map of the city of Ponce but of the defined and different roads for transportation (with train, roads, trails), and Geo. features of the area.

Autor: Author Not Provided
Title: Compilation of Sketch Maps from Reconna issuances. Made before Cessation of Hostilities
Date: Aug. 1898
Scale: 1:48,000
Dimension: 56 x 111 cm
Call no.: Puerto Rico. Compilation of Sketch Maps. 1898. 1:48,000. Blueprint
Description: Blue paper map. It details roads between mountains in the South Region of Puerto Rico (Ponce, Aibonito, Coamo, etc.) It describes the features of specific areas by describing Geo. features (i.e. hilly with hills in places close to roads). It has a table in the lower left corner with distances between places in KM and Miles.

Author: Capt. Eugene Ellicott
Title: Ponce Bay and Environs, Porto Rico
Date: Oct. 1898
Scale: 1':1000
Dimension: 66 x 78.5 cm
Call no.: Porto Rico * Ponce (Bay-City) * 1898 * Ellicott
Description: blue paper map. The map is a preliminary survey of Ponce Bay and Environs. Porto Rico made by order of Lieut. Col. H.F. Hodges. It details: Physical geography of area (plantations, camp ground, railroads). 2 copies

Author: Author Not Provided
Title: Plano General de Ponce Playa y Zona Jurisdiccional
Date: 190?
Scale: 1:10,000
Dimension: 74 x 61 cm
Call no.: Puerto Rico * Ponce (city) * "Ponce Playa y Zona Jurisdiccional" * (190-?)* 1:10,000
Description: White and black map drawn on paper glued to canvas. The map has some outlining in color pencils probably done by original user or geographer. Detail information about organization of city and beach area.

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