Molina, Juan Ignacio (sold)
Juan Ignacio Molina (June 24, 1740 - September 12, 1829) was a Spanish/ Chilean Jesuit priest, naturalist, historian, botanist, ornithologist and geographer. He was born in Guaraculén in the current province of Linares, in the Maule Region of Chile. He was educated at Talca and the Jesuit College at Concepción. In 1768 he (like the rest of his order) was expelled from the Spanish Empire, forcing him to leave Chile. He settled in Bologna, Italy, where he would become professor of natural sciences. There he wrote Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili , the first account of the natural history of that country. As early as 1787 Molina theorized that South America had been populated from south Asia through the "infinite island chains" of the Pacific while North America could have been populated from Siberia. A number of genuses of plant are named after him, as is a species of Chilean lizard.
One of the Earliest Maps of Chile by a Chilean.
Mapa Del Reyno De Chile En La America Meridional.
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This is a 1788 map of the Kingdom of Chile, produced for inclusion in Juan Ignacio Molina's Compendio de la Historia Geográfica, Natural y Civil del Reino de Chile. The map is among the few maps of the region based on information from someone who actually lived there; Molina's experience as a naturalist and ornithologist brought him far afield, and the map reflects a deeper knowledge of areas away from the coastline than do previous maps. The east-oriented map extends from Peru to south of Chiloe island. The abundant settlement of the coastal strip and its rivers are clearly defined. Chile's mountainous terrain is depicted pictorially, and thirteen active volcanoes are marked on the map. (more details)
The Mapuche in Chile.
Mapa Del Pais Que Habitan Los Araucanos En Chile, De Poncho Chileno.
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This is a rare 1827 map of the Mapuche regions of south-central Chile based on the 1795 cartography of naturalist Juan Ignacio Molina - the first to map the lands of the Mapuche in any detail. (more details)