Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Accession number:
C-8304
Record number:
C-8304
JCB call number:
A800 / 2 OVERSIZE
Image title:
Planisferio ó carta general de la tierra
Creator 1:
Juan Antonio González Cañaveras
Creator 2:
Francisco de Paula González Cañaveras
Creator 3:
José Antonio Ximeño y Carrera
Creator 3 role:
sclp.
Place image published:
Madrid
Image publisher:
Benito Cano
Image date:
1800
Image function:
separate map
Technique:
engraving
Image dimension height:
147.5 cm.
Image dimension width:
138.5 cm.
Page dimension height:
155.5 cm.
Page dimension width:
143 cm.
Materials medium:
ink
Materials support:
paper
Languages:
Spanish
Description:
World map on which the relationships between geography and differing times of sunrise, sunset, and seasons are depicted.
notes:
González Cañaveras was a professor of geography at the University of Cádiz who used maps as a teaching tool to show the relationship between the times of sunrise, sunset, seasons, and weather patterns around the world and the geography of the world. There is only one other known copy of this map.
This map was printed in twelve sheets.
Time Period:
1751-1800
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
geographic area:
Guianas; Caribbean Islands; North America; Brazil; Spanish America; Arctic
Subject headings:
World maps
References exhibitions:
Hattendorf, J. B. Boundless Deep, Fig. 1.6
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1983.
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Commentary:

Planisferio ó carta general de la tierra