Description
Broekema, Maps of the Canary Islands published before 1850 (in Map Collectors’ Circle (8 Vol.), Nr. 94; Manso Porto – Tercera Parte Catálogo – Atlas, Mapas Sueltos y Guías De Forasteros, Nr. 61. – Tooley’s Dic. of Mapm. Rev. Ed. K – P, S. 154. – Seltene Karte der Kanaren-Insel Gran Canaria. – Unten rechts Titelkartusche; am linken Rand Maasstab. – Oben links Erklärungen. – Extrem seltene Karte in tadellosem Zustand!Tomas Lopez (1731-1802) was a spanish engraver and publisher, studied with Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville in Paris, returned to Madrid in 1760 and became Royal Geographer to King Charles III. – Rare map in mint condition!
