Latin American and Caribbean Place Names -- Discussion

[Matteo]

Thanks!
All places and aliases added to db (except Aspinwall which is the name of Colon, now Panama, we already had that - not sure if i could place New Granada... it's a so big region it would be pointless, but it's also true that the NG abbreviation for it could be worth keeping somewhere)... agree with all the guesses.

Will update reference threads soon.

[Randi]

Sorry

Panuco is https://www.geonames.org/3521941/panuco.html
That's inland, but https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 7_0169.JPG mentions sailing up river.

Also seems to be misspelled Parnuco and Pamuco

[studentforever]

USS Jamestown visits Martinique in 1883 and references the following landmarks
514358dfa2fc8e0a6600166f: (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS Jamestown/vol050of067/vol050of067_048_1.jpg)

Port Royal seems to now be named Baie de Fort-de France at Lat 14.9, Lat -61.05
https://www.geonames.org/3570673/baie-d ... rance.html

Negro Point is now indexed as Pointe des Nègres in Martinique at Lat 14.60, Long -61.09
https://www.geonames.org/3570229/pointe-des-negres.html

Cape Salomin probably refers to Cape Salomon in Martinique at Lat 14.51, Long -61.10
https://www.geonames.org/3569896/cap-salomon.html

[Randi]

Welcome Bay, Chile is Bahía Welcome https://www.geonames.org/3867901/bahia-welcome.html

La Paz in Baja California Sur, Mexico https://www.geonames.org/4000900/la-paz.html

Pichilingue in Baja California Sur, Mexico https://www.geonames.org/4022342/pichilingue.html

[Matteo]

All added to db, will update reference thread soon!

Thanks all!

[Randi]

Came across this 1827 map by chance. Don't know how useful it is.

[Michael]

[Matteo]

It's a little big, but has definitely a few interesting names on it

[pommystuart]

Looking for the Departure point from Port Royal Jamaica, I found this map. (Turned out to be Plumb Pt)

https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servle ... al-jamaica

That should keep Matteo busy for a few hours.

[Matteo]

Thanks Stuart!

(I've added Departure Point as an alternate name to Plumb Point)

[Randi]

Santiago Bay, Chile
https://www.geonames.org/3871335/bahia-santiago.html

Cape Boquerron [Boqueron], Chile
https://www.geonames.org/3898060/cabo-boqueron.html

[Matteo]

Both added to database, thanks Randi!

[Randi]

https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servle ... mi=0&trs=2

https://books.google.it/books?id=YW0DAA ... iz&f=false


Saint Mary's Point, Chile
Punta Santa María
https://www.geonames.org/3871467/punta-santa-maria.html

Nassau Island, Chile
Isla Nassau
https://www.geonames.org/3879004/isla-nassau.html

Glascott Point
Punta Glascott
https://www.geonames.org/3888977/punta-glascott.html

Cape Forward and Forward Reach are Cabo Froward and Paso Froward
8am to Merid - https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 06-014.JPG

York Bay is York Roads and Rada York
https://www.geonames.org/3867635/rada-york.html

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 06-015.JPG

Jerome Point is Punta San Jerónimo
https://www.geonames.org/3886904/punta- ... onimo.html

Borga Bay is Bahia Borja

Ortiz Island is Islas Ortiz
https://www.geonames.org/3877969/islas-ortiz.html
https://books.google.it/books?id=YW0DAA ... iz&f=false

Lion Bay is Lion Cove, the entrance of Lion Sound
https://www.geonames.org/3883377/fiordo-del-leon.html

Shelter Island is Isla Shelter
https://www.geonames.org/3870959/isla-shelter.html

Playa Parda Cove is Caleta Playa Parda
https://www.geonames.org/3875648/caleta ... parda.html

Pollard Cove is Caleta Pollard
https://www.geonames.org/3875513/caleta-pollard.html

Havannah Point is Punta Havannah
https://www.geonames.org/3888218/punta-havannah.html

Cape Tamar is Cabo Tamar
https://www.geonames.org/3870235/cabo-tamar.html

Annes Peak is Pico Santa Annes
https://www.geonames.org/3871667/pico-santa-annes.html

Mount Joy is Monte Joy
https://www.geonames.org/3886812/monte-joy.html

Renourd Island is Isla Renouard
https://www.geonames.org/3873429/isla-renouard.html

Otter Island is presumably Otter Islands which are Islas Otter
https://www.geonames.org/3877929/islas-otter.html

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 06-016.JPG

Mount Burney is Monte Burney
https://www.geonames.org/3897704/monte-burney.html

Cutler Channel is Canal Cutler
https://www.geonames.org/3892808/canal-cutler.html

Green Point is presumably this Punta Green
https://www.geonames.org/3888714/punta-green.html
rather than this Punta Green: https://www.geonames.org/3888713/punta-green.html

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 06-017.JPG

Cloyne Reef is Arrecife Cloyne
https://www.geonames.org/3894535/arrecife-cloyne.html

Port Mardon is Puerto Mardon
https://www.geonames.org/3880529/puerto-mardon.html

[Matteo]

All places from Saint Mary's Point to Port Mardon just added to database... a nice batch of Magallanes placenames thanks Randi!

[Randi]

Hunter Island is Isla Hunter
https://www.geonames.org/3887437/isla-hunter.html

Stewart Bay is Bahía Stewart
https://www.geonames.org/3870558/bahia-stewart.html

Cape Kendall is Cabo Kendall
https://www.geonames.org/3886641/cabo-kendall.html

[Matteo]

All added to db, thanks Randi!

[Randi]

Vancouver Island is Isla Vancouver
https://www.geonames.org/3868613/isla-vancouver.html

Esperanza Island is Isla Esperanza
https://www.geonames.org/3889835/isla-esperanza.html

Porto Bueno is Puerto Bueno
https://www.geonames.org/3897809/puerto-bueno.html

Isla Lucia is also known as Isla Luois - possibly the island referred to as St Luis in Lackawanna's log.
http://www.geonames.org/3881214/isla-lucia.html

Passage Point is Punta Passage
https://www.geonames.org/3877076/punta-passage.html

Innocentes Channel is Canal Inocentes

Chatham Island is Isla Chatham
https://www.geonames.org/3895348/isla-chatham.html

Trinidad Channel is Canal Trinidad
https://www.geonames.org/3869081/canal-trinidad.html

[Matteo]

All added to database, thanks Randi!

[Randi]

Lackawanna Harbor !
is Caleta de Lackawanna / Caleta Lackawana
https://www.geonames.org/3886242/caleta-lackawana.html

[Matteo]

place and alternate names added to database, thanks Randi!