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DiaporamaAtlas Marítimo de España
vicente tofiño de san miguel y van der walle (1732 – 1795)
Explore the works of Vicente Tofiño de San Miguel y Van der Walle, a renowned Spanish naval officer & cartographer. Discover his maritime atlases & hydrographic charts.
Naval Museum (Madrid, Spain)
Explore Spain's naval heritage at the Naval Museum of Madrid! Discover impressive collections, stunning stained-glass roofs & architectural grandeur showcasing maritime history from the Renaissance to modern times.
Vicente Tofiño de San Miguel was a Spanish cosmographer and sailor who, together with officials from the Royal Observatory and students at the Royal Company of Midshipmen, wrote the Atlas Marítimo de España, which was published by the Hydrographic Depot in Madrid between 1786 and 1789. Tofiño and his colleagues devoted themselves to traveling the Spanish coasts in search of information to study and record the shoreline properly.It was created at the end of the 18th century on the orders of King Charles III, as at the time there were no reliable maps of the Spanish coastline, making navigation difficult. Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán, Captain General of the Spanish Royal Navy and Secretary of State for the Universal Office of the Navy and Indies, led the creation of a
About this artwork
- Title: Atlas Marítimo de España
- Artist: vicente tofiño de san miguel y van der walle
- Year: 1789
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Naval Museum
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Color hue: Ochre to Sepia
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