Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla
Illustration — South America map by Juan de la Cruz, 1775 Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla was a Spanish cartographer. For many years, Cano was the cartographer of the king Carlos III of Spain. He made maps of Spain and of the Spanish possessions in Latin America.
Also recorded as Juan de la Cruz Cano · Juan de la Cruz Cano y Holmedilla · Juan De La Cruz Cano Y Homedilla · Juan de la Cruz
Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla
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- Born
- 1734 · Madrid.
- Died
- 1790 · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- cartographer · geographer · printmaker · painter · copper engraver · graphic artist
- Languages
- Spanish
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Illustration — South America map by Juan de la Cruz, 1775 Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla was a Spanish cartographer. For many years, Cano was the cartographer of the king Carlos III of Spain. He made maps of Spain and of the Spanish possessions in Latin America.
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He is especially known for a 1775 map of South America.
The authorities additionally record the headings Juan de la Cruz Cano, Juan de la Cruz Cano y Holmedilla, Juan De La Cruz Cano Y Homedilla, Juan de la Cruz and Juan de la Cruz Cano Olmedilla. His recorded language was Spanish. His recorded confession was Catholicism.
Mapa geográfico de América Meridional de Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla, 1775
Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla
Tomás Lopez, Alfonso Cruzado, Juan de la Cruz y Manuel Salvador Carmona.
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1734
Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla born at Madrid.
1790
Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla died at Madrid.
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- 1.Francisco Navarro Villoslada. De la ediciones ilustradas del siglo XVIII. 1878-12-22.
- 2.Ramón de la Cruz, John Dowling. Sainetes. 1981. 84-7039-397-9.
- 3.Christiane Hagn. Ramón de la Cruz und die Volksgattung des "sainete". 2005. 3-638-48233-2.
- 4.Matias Fernandez Garcia, Pbro. Parroquia madrileña de San Sebastián: algunos personajes de su archivo. 1995. 84-87943-39-X.
- 5.Neil Safier. Measuring the New World: Enlightenment Science and South America. 2008. 978-0-226-73355-5.
- 6.João Carlos Garcia, Luís Miguel Moreira. «El geógrafo trabaja en su casa»: espaços portugueses na produção cartográfi ca de Tomás López. 2008.
- 7.Ramón de la Cruz, John Dowling. Ebenda. S. 11
- 8.Mapa geográfico de América Meridional. 2007.
- 9.Carlos Castro Sauritain. Las relaciones vecinales de Chile y la guerra del Atlántico Sur. 2006. 956-8089-13-6.
- 10., abgerufen am 3. Juni 2023.
- 11.Neue Bibliothek der schönen Wissenschaften und der freyen Künste. 1780.
- 12.Antonio Gallego. Historia del grabado en España. 1979. 84-376-0209-2.
- 13.Traje feminino del valle de Ansó. 2007.
- 14.Colección de Grabados de Trajes.
- 15.¿Quién fue.?: Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla.
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Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla is recorded as cartographer, geographer, printmaker, painter and copper engraver.
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