URBS DOMINGO IN HISPANIOLA.
Arnoldus Montanus
Urbs Domingo in Hispaniola.
Copper plate engraving, 1671.
Image size 11 1/4 x 13 3/4" (28.5 x 35 cm).
Good condition. Black and white. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 68074
Price: $450.00 Publisher : Published by Jacob van Meurs, Amsterdam. A fine image of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. From Montanus' "De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America". This handsome view shows the port of Santo Domingo, one of the oldest surviving European-established cities in the western hemisphere. Santo Domingo was founded by Bartholmew Columbus, brother of Christopher, in 1497. Established as the capitol of Hispaniola, it was the first Spanish colony in the New World. It remained the seat of Spanish power in the Americas until the conquest of Peru and Mexico in the early sixteenth century. The city was sacked by Sir Francis Drake in 1586, who demanded a huge ransom before moving on to Cartegena and St. Augustine. Maps
