ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP TERRITORY NAUTICAL CHART MEXICO MANZILLO SANTIAGO BAY

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ANTIQUE ORIGINAL MAPTERRITORY NAUTICAL CHART
[Thismap is not a reproduction or from a scan, and it's printed on a thick papermatting surface. My Map collection, passed down by my grandfather, has beenstored flat and folded]
MEXICO
MANZANILLO HARBOR
SANTIAGO BAY
Lagoon of Cuyutlán
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Harbor of Manzanillo, Mexico
Small and large boats fill anocean harbor. A few men sit in the small boats in the foreground. Beyond themtwo larger boats sit at anchor. In the background low hills rise on the farshore. Manzanillo is a large seaport town on Mexico's west coast. It wasfounded early after the Spanish conquest of Mexico and became an importantship-building port during the colonial period. The name of the town comes fromthe Manzanillo tree, which provided essential raw materials for buildingocean-going ships. Today the town is Mexico's busiest port and a populartourist destination.
Cuyutlán
is a town in the
Mexican
state
of
Colima
,on the
Pacific Ocean
. Cuyutlán belongs to themunicipality of
Armería
. There is also a
Lagoon of Cuyutlán
, whichbelongs to
Armería
and
Manzanillo
, the main Mexican harbour on thePacific Ocean. Sea salt is produced there and has been since pre Columbiantimes.