[Atlas Geográfico de España]
- Author(s)
- López de Vargas Machuca, Tomás, 1731-1802
- Description
- Marbled front and back covers. Relief shown pictorially. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines on maps. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. Maps show topography, drainage, islands, political boundaries. Decorative cartouches, illustrations. Descriptive text on maps. Map 1 includes astronomical observations. Map 5 shows the San Francisco Bay and the Spanish explorations along the northwest coast up to this time. This copy has pencil inscription inside front cover: Very rare Lopez atlas see map of N & S America. Marginalia on Map 5: 2nd printed map to show San Francisco Bay.
- Publisher
- Academia de S. Fernando,
- Collection
- Warren Heckrotte Map Collection
- Place(s)
- Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, and California
- Subject(s)
- World maps, Astronomy, Observations, South America, and Gold discoveries
- Held by
- Stanford
- More details at
- https://purl.stanford.edu/wq035vh2804
- Use and reproduction
- Image from the Warren Heckrotte Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
- Copyright
- This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
