Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Hispaniola

 
Original - Map of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, circa 1639.
Reason
This seems to be the month for correcting systemic bias about the Caribbean. This time another of Johannes Vingboons's seventeenth century maps. High ev, and just fascinating to work with these detailed manuscript maps. Restored version of File:Hispaniola Vinckeboons.jpg. See also compressed courtesy copy at File:Hispaniola Vinckeboons4 courtesy copy.jpg (for slower connection speeds).
Articles this image appears in
History of the Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
Creator
Johannes Vingboons

Promoted File:Hispaniola Vinckeboons4.jpg --wadester16 06:28, 22 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]