COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Peuser, Jacobo
Author:
M.Voyer
Date:
1888
Short Title:
Plano General De "La Plata" Capital De La Provincia De Buenos Aires R.A.
Publisher:
Jacobo Peuser
Publisher Location:
Buenos Aires
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
101
Obj Width cm:
161
Country:
Argentina
City:
La Plata (Argentina)
Full Title:
Plano General De "La Plata" Capital De La Provincia De Buenos Aires R.A.
List No:
10651.002
Series No:
2
Publication Author:
Peuser, Jacobo
Pub Date:
1888
Pub Title:
Plano General De "La Plata" Capital De La Provincia De Buenos Aires R.A.
Pub Note:
Governor Dardo Rocha was the founder of La Plata. Rocha decided to erect the new city to host the provincial government institutions and a university which had already been planned. Urban planner Pedro Benoit designed a city layout based on a rationalist conception of urban centers. The city has the shape of a square with a central park and two main diagonal avenues, north to south and east to west. In addition, there are numerous other shorter diagonal streets. This design is copied in a self-similar manner in small blocks of six by six blocks in length. For every six blocks, there is a small park or square. Other than the diagonal streets, all streets are on a rectangular grid and are numbered consecutively. Thus, La Plata is nicknamed "la ciudad de las diagonales" (city of diagonals). It is also called "la ciudad de los tilos" (city of linden trees), because of the large number of linden trees lining the many streets and squares. The linden tree is one of a number of deciduous Northern Hemisphere tree species which dominate La Plata's parks and streets; ash, horsechestnut, plane, sweetgum and tulip tree are among the other examples. Palms and subtropical broadleaf evergreen trees thrive but are comparatively infrequent. The city design and its buildings are noted to possess a strong Freemason symbolism. This is said to be a consequence of both Rocha and Benoit being Freemasons. This map is probably one of the earliest detailed maps of La Plata after its founding.
Pub List No:
10651.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Height cm:
28
Pub Width cm:
19
Image No:
10651002.jp2
Authors:
Peuser, Jacobo; M.Voyer
Link To Source
Plano General De "La Plata" Capital De La Provincia De Buenos Aires R.A.
