1793. 367 x 523mm.
Beau plan du port de Bilbao, publié en 1793 par le Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine d'après le plan levé en 1789 par Tofiño de San Miguel. Le nord est situé au bas de la carte. Astronome espagnol originaire de Galice, Tofiño de San Miguel entra très tôt dans la Marine. En 1770, il fut nommé professeur de l'Académie des Gardes Marines. La Guerre d'Indépendance en Amérique ayant convaincu Charles III d'Espagne de la nécessité d'augmenter sa marine et d'encourager les progrès de la navigation, il chargea en 1783 Tofiño de San Miguel de parcourir les côtes d'Espagne. Son Atlas maritimo de España fut l'une des publications cartographiques espagnoles les plus importantes, à la base de la cartographie moderne espagnole. Bel exemplaire.
1793. 372 x 526 mm.
Très beau plan figurant le port de Santander, publié en 1793 par le Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine d'après le plan levé par Tofiño de San Miguel. Le nord est situé au bas de la carte. Astronome espagnol originaire de Galice, Tofiño de San Miguel entra très tôt dans la Marine. En 1770, il fut nommé professeur de l'Académie des Gardes Marines. La Guerre d'Indépendance en Amérique ayant convaincu Charles III d'Espagne de la nécessité d'augmenter sa marine et d'encourager les progrès de la navigation, il chargea en 1783 Tofiño de San Miguel de parcourir les côtes d'Espagne. Son Atlas maritimo de España fut l'une des publications cartographiques espagnoles les plus importantes, à la base de la cartographie moderne espagnole. Bel exemplaire.
1793. 369 x 525 mm.
Beau plan figurant le port de Pasaia, publié en 1793 par le Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine d'après le plan levé en 1788 par Tofiño de San Miguel. Le nord est situé à droite de la carte. Astronome espagnol originaire de Galice, Tofiño de San Miguel entra très tôt dans la Marine. En 1770, il fut nommé professeur de l'Académie des Gardes Marines. La Guerre d'Indépendance en Amérique ayant convaincu Charles III d'Espagne de la nécessité d'augmenter sa marine et d'encourager les progrès de la navigation, il chargea en 1783 Tofiño de San Miguel de parcourir les côtes d'Espagne. Son Atlas maritimo de España fut l'une des publications cartographiques espagnoles les plus importantes, à la base de la cartographie moderne espagnole. Bel exemplaire.
1793. 372 x 527 mm.
Très beau plan figurant le port de Santoña, dans la communauté autonome de Cantabrie. Il a été publié en 1793 par le Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine d'après le plan levé en 1789 par Tofiño de San Miguel. Le nord est situé à droite de la carte. Astronome espagnol originaire de Galice, Tofiño de San Miguel entra très tôt dans la Marine. En 1770, il fut nommé professeur de l'Académie des Gardes Marines. La Guerre d'Indépendance en Amérique ayant convaincu Charles III d'Espagne de la nécessité d'augmenter sa marine et d'encourager les progrès de la navigation, il chargea en 1783 Tofiño de San Miguel de parcourir les côtes d'Espagne. Son Atlas maritimo de España fut l'une des publications cartographiques espagnoles les plus importantes, à la base de la cartographie moderne espagnole. Bel exemplaire.
Madrid, Imprenta Real, 1832. Small 4to. Near contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine and with gilt lettering. Stamp on title-page. LX,243 pp. Clean and fine, printed on good paper.
Second edition of Tofino's importent Log-Book, first published 1787. (Pilot's Log-book of the Coasts of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea and Africa). ""Vincente Tofiño was a rear-admiral in the Spanish navy. He was a renowned astronomer and mathematician and near the close of his career was the King’s hydrographer. Between 1783-1788, Tofiño charted the ports and coasts of Spain as well as the shore of North Africa. He eventually was elected as correspondent of the Spanish Academy of History and of the French and Portuguese Academies of Sciences."" WITHBOUND: Don Josef Luyando. Memoria en que se Manifiestan las Operaciones practicadas para lavantar fundamentalmente La carta del Estrecho de Gibraltar. Madrid, Impenta Real, 1826. - 39,(1-errata) pp.
"SAN MIGUEL, DON VICENTE TOFINO DE. (+) [translated and written by:] POUL DE LÖWENÖRN.
Reference : 58844
(1792)
[No place], 1792 & 1793. Folio. 2 volumes. Vol. 1 (1792) in a bit later half calf with five rasied bands and gilt lettering to spine. Vol. 2 in a later full sprinkled calf with five raised bands and with gilt lettering and gilt stamp to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to pasted down front end-papers and stamp to first front free end-paper and two stamps to title-pages. Light wear to extremities. Written of thick paper. Fine and clean. LLII, 277, (3) pp. XVII, 291, (4) pp.
Danish manuscript translation of Tofino's famous description of the Spanish Mediterranean coast. ""Vincente Tofiño was a rear-admiral in the Spanish navy. He was a renowned astronomer and mathematician and near the close of his career was the King’s hydrographer. Between 1783-1788, Tofiño charted the ports and coasts of Spain as well as the shore of North Africa. He eventually was elected as correspondent of the Spanish Academy of History and of the French and Portuguese Academies of Sciences."" Translator De Løwenørn (Kommandør-Kaptajn Friderich de Løwenørn) n 1784, captain lieutenant Poul de Løwenørn assisted the Danish crown in establishing the Royal Danish Nautical Chart Archive. He was appointed the institution’s first Director. At this time, only France had a similar institute.""In the first instance, the Danish Admirality requested Løwenørn to collect all existing nautical charts and navigational details in the country, for both Danish and international waters. He was to develop accurate and reliable charts for both the Navy and Merchant Marine.In addition to these formidable tasks, Løwenørn also took the initiative to establish a Lighthouse Authority, a Buoy Authority and a Pilot Authority as well as improve the country’s harbours."" (Danish Geodata Agency).Hansen, Sources of the History of North Africa, Asia and Oceania in Denmark, p. 459.
"SAN MIGUEL, DON VICENTE TOFINO DE. (+) [translated and written by:] POUL DE LÖWENÖRN.
Reference : 58880
(1792)
[No place], 1792 & 1802. Folio. 2 volumes uniformly bound in contemporary half calf with five raised bands and with gilt lettering and gilt stamp to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to pasted down front end-papers and stamp to first front free end-paper and two stamps to title-pages. Light wear to extremities. Written of thick paper. Fine and clean. LLXIII, (1), 307, (4) pp."" 15, (6), 344, (4) pp
Danish manuscript translation of Tofino's famous description of the Spanish Mediterranean coast. ""Vincente Tofiño was a rear-admiral in the Spanish navy. He was a renowned astronomer and mathematician and near the close of his career was the King’s hydrographer. Between 1783-1788, Tofiño charted the ports and coasts of Spain as well as the shore of North Africa. He eventually was elected as correspondent of the Spanish Academy of History and of the French and Portuguese Academies of Sciences."" Translator De Løwenørn (Kommandør-Kaptajn Friderich de Løwenørn) n 1784, captain lieutenant Poul de Løwenørn assisted the Danish crown in establishing the Royal Danish Nautical Chart Archive. He was appointed the institution’s first Director. At this time, only France had a similar institute.""In the first instance, the Danish Admirality requested Løwenørn to collect all existing nautical charts and navigational details in the country, for both Danish and international waters. He was to develop accurate and reliable charts for both the Navy and Merchant Marine.In addition to these formidable tasks, Løwenørn also took the initiative to establish a Lighthouse Authority, a Buoy Authority and a Pilot Authority as well as improve the country’s harbours."" (Danish Geodata Agency).Hansen, Sources of the History of North Africa, Asia and Oceania in Denmark, p. 459.
"SAN MIGUEL, DON VICENTE TOFINO DE. (+) [translated and written by:] POUL DE LÖWENÖRN.
Reference : 59255
(1802)
[No place], 1802. Folio. In contemporary half calf with five raised bands. Wear to extremities and paper labels pasted on to pasted down front free end-paper. Stamp to title-page. Written of thick paper. XVII, 291, (4) pp.
Danish manuscript translation of Tofino's famous description of the Spanish and Portuguese coast towards the Atlantic Ocean. ""Vincente Tofiño was a rear-admiral in the Spanish navy. He was a renowned astronomer and mathematician and near the close of his career was the King’s hydrographer. Between 1783-1788, Tofiño charted the ports and coasts of Spain as well as the shore of North Africa. He eventually was elected as correspondent of the Spanish Academy of History and of the French and Portuguese Academies of Sciences."" Translator De Løwenørn (Kommandør-Kaptajn Friderich de Løwenørn) n 1784, captain lieutenant Poul de Løwenørn assisted the Danish crown in establishing the Royal Danish Nautical Chart Archive. He was appointed the institution’s first Director. At this time, only France had a similar institute.""In the first instance, the Danish Admirality requested Løwenørn to collect all existing nautical charts and navigational details in the country, for both Danish and international waters. He was to develop accurate and reliable charts for both the Navy and Merchant Marine.In addition to these formidable tasks, Løwenørn also took the initiative to establish a Lighthouse Authority, a Buoy Authority and a Pilot Authority as well as improve the country’s harbours."" (Danish Geodata Agency).Hansen, Sources of the History of North Africa, Asia and Oceania in Denmark, p. 459.