González, Tomás (sold)
Tomás González (fl. c. 1809 - c. 1832) was a Spanish engraver active with the Dirección de Hidrografía in the early 19th century. Very few references appear to González appear in the historical record. It appears he was sent to Paris in 1802 to learn lithographic printing.
Rare and important Spanish chart of St. Augustine.
Barra y Puerto de Sn. Agustin.
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A rare find, this is the 1809 Dirección de Hidrografía nautical chart or map of St. Augustine, Florida, published in Portulano de la America Setentrional. Detail includes the settlement's individual buildings and fields, with the more prominent constructions, such as the Castello de San Marcos labeled. Depth soundings appear in the Matanzas River and the Saint Augustine Inlet, with markings for safe anchorage. (more details)