Havana, Cuba

Collection of 21 original maps and plans of Havana, as prepared by Major W. M. Black, Chief Engineer, Division of Cuba, for the Civil Report of the Military Governor, Major General Leonard Wood, 1900: 14 color-printed maps of Havana all based on a map by Esteban T. Pichardo, each showing a different civic project, all printed by A. Hoen & Co, Baltimore; and seven black and white maps and plans ranging from copies of historical maps to more contemporary military maps, different sizes, all with light horizontal and vertical folds as issued but somewhat flattened now, the Pichardo maps are printed on a light off-white paper and are of a more even color than they appear in these photos, the black and white maps and plans are on a more cream-colored paper; a few slight tears in the margins, occasionally stretching just into the black and white maps, some of the Pichardo maps with unevenly trimmed upper margins, a few also with some slight staining at the sheet edge, otherwise in good condition and with good color

1) 'Map showing Streets Repairs, Renewal and New Paving', 31 x 39 inches (all 14 Pichardo sheets the same size)

2) 'Map showing State of Traverse work of survey for Establishment of Streets Grades'

3) 'Map showing occupied Streets paved and unpaved'

4) 'Map Showing Urbano and Torre Pla Concession'

5) 'Map showing approved plan…Double Track & Single Track'

6) 'Map Showing Street Cleaning, Districts as divided previous to March 1, 1900'

7) 'Map Showing Street Cleaning'

8) 'Map Showing Street Sprinkling'

9) 'Map Showing Garbage Collection'

10) 'Map showing water pipe distribution of Havana'

11) 'City of Havana, Dady Sewer Project'

12) 'City of Havana, Map Showing Pavements'

13) 'Sewerage System for Havana, Showing Force Mains and Main and intercepting sewers only'

14) 'Drainage System for Havana'

15) 'Sketch of Typical Residential Block in Havana', Cuba, 21 x 28 1/2 inches

16) 'Carte Hydrographique de la Baye de la Havane', copy of a 1762 Bellin chart, 17 3/4 x 24 inches

17) 'Mapa Ilustrativo de la obra titulada Lo Que Fuimos y Lo Que Somos…Jose de la Torre', 1857, copy of an 1857 map, 14 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches

18) 'Plano de la Ciudad y Puerto de la Habana…1838', based on an 1838 map, 22 1/4 x 21 1/2 inches

19) 'Plano de la Ciudad y Puerto de la Habana Situada…'', undated map “Traced in office of Water and Sewer Department” 25 x 34 1/2 inches

20) 'Map showing work done on the Harbor…Plano del Puerto de la Habana, Soundings in Meters, taken in 1874', 29 1/2 x 42 inches

21) 'Map Showing Locations of Temporary Field Works Erected by the Spanish for the Land Defense of Havana, 1897-1898' 1900, tear along one fold with slight loss, larger area of loss lower-right, 57 x 42 inches