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1840 Lopez Folding Pocket Globe
GloboTerrestre-lopez-1840
Title
1840 (undated) 6.75 x 15 in (17.145 x 38.1 cm)
Description
This globe is extremely rare. Although undated, most publications by López's Establecimiento Geografico de Lopez date to the 1830s or 1840s. We are aware of only one other example.
Cartographer
Francisco López Rubio (1895 - 1965) was a Spanish cartoonist and humorist active in Madrid during the second half of the 19th century. López Rubio was born in Granada in 1895 and relocated to Madrid to pursue a career as a cartoonist in 1915. His work, which has an art deco aesthetic, is defined by simple lines and geometric color blocks. His more famous younger brother, Jose Lopez Rubio y Herreros, was songwriter for Paramount Pictures and was nominated for an Oscar for his work on the Bogart film, Treasure of the Sierra Madre. More by this mapmaker...