COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Leon y Gama, Antonio de, 1735-1802
Author:
Felipe de Zuniga y Ontiveros
Date:
1778
Short Title:
Transito de la sombra y penumbra de la Luna sobre la superficie de la Tierra
Publisher:
Felipe de Zuniga y Ontiveros
Publisher Location:
Mexico
Type:
Book Map
Obj Height cm:
20
Obj Width cm:
30
Note:
Read the full text of the tract Descripcion orthographica universal del eclipse de sol del dia 24 de Junio de 1778 that this map was published in: https://hdl.handle.…
Subject:
Astronomy
Subject:
Celestial
Subject:
Data Visualization
Full Title:
Transito de la sombra y penumbra de la Luna sobre la superficie de la Tierra, en el Eclips del dia 24 de Junio de 1778.
List No:
13306.000
Publication Author:
Leon y Gama, Antonio de, 1735-1802
Publication Author:
Felipe de Zuniga y Ontiveros
Pub Date:
1778
Pub Title:
Transito de la sombra y penumbra de la Luna sobre la superficie de la Tierra, en el Eclips del dia 24 de Junio de 1778.
Pub Note:
Map of the first recorded solar eclipse in the United States occurred in June 24, 1778. Printed in Mexico, first edition of Felipe de Zuniga y Ontiveros in 1778. The eclipse was visible in Mexico, the United States and parts of Africa, darkening parts of California towards New England. The map was published with a short tract entitled Descripcion orthographica universal del eclipse de sol del dia 24 de Junio de 1778 ; it is divided in two, the first part describes the ephemerides of the astronomical phenomenon; the second contains the description of the instruments employed and his modus operandi, basing his calculus in the methods of Kepler and Cassini. The map is titled "Transito de la sombra y penumbra de la Luna sobre la superficie de la Tierra", it has a strange projection of the Earth: extends from California to Norway, aimed to illustrate the shadow cast by the eclipse of 24th June 1778. Leon y Gama (1735 1802) was a Mexican astronomer, writer, and American anthropologist.
Pub List No:
13306.000
Pub Type:
Pamphlet
Pub Height cm:
20
Pub Width cm:
30
Image No:
13306000.jp2
Authors:
Leon y Gama, Antonio de, 1735-1802; Felipe de Zuniga y Ontiveros
