Plan de la Ville et Cité de St. Francois de Quito Située par les 000 Deg, 13 1/3 M. de Latitude Mer.le et par les 81 Deg. 45 M. Longit. Compteé vers l'Ouest en prenant pour Premier Meridien l'Observatoire de Paris , 1764
Scope and Contents
[Plan of the town and old city of San Francisco de Quito
Located 0 degrees, 13 1/3 Minutes Latitude N 81 degrees 45 Minutes Longitude W using the Paris Observatory as Prime Meridian]
Detailed map of the city of San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
The key on the left identifies, by letter and number, the city's principal churches, parishes, monastic establishments, and government and municipal buildings. A cross pinpoints Panecillo Hill, site of the city's iconic Madonna of Quito. Relief shown by harchures.
Plate No. 11, Volume XIII of L`Histoire Generale des Voyages, by Antoine-François Prevost, Paris, 1764
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, Royal Hydrographer of the French Navy and member of the Royal Society - cartographer
Pierre de Hondt, The Hague - publisher
hand colored, copperplate engraving
20 cm x 34 cm
1 : 15,350
Dates
- Creation: 1764
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Extent
From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet
Language
English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository