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Is there any reason to translate coordinates?

The English "Treasure Island" contains this:

In a few cases, to be sure, the name of a place would be added, as "Offe Caraccas," or a mere entry of latitude and longitude, as "62o 17' 20", 19o 2' 40"."

The Spanish translation is:

En algunos lugares, para mayor seguridad, se añadía el nombre de algún lugar como "Á la altura de Caracas," ó bien una mera cita geográfica de latitud y longitud como, 53° 17' 20" y 19° 2' 40".

Why in tarnation would '62o 17' 20"' become '53° 17' 20"'?