COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Oficina Cartográfica Bemporat
Date:
1940
Short Title:
Covers: Plano Bemporat de la Capital : Pavimentacion para Autos
Publisher:
Oficina Cartografica Bemporat]
Publisher Location:
Cordoba
Type:
Covers
Obj Height cm:
15
Obj Width cm:
11
Full Title:
(Covers to) Plano Bemporat de la Capital Federal. Plano Especial para Automóviles. Oficina Cartografica Bemporat Cordoba 2437. U.T. 44 - Juncal 5241.
List No:
13593.001
Series No:
1
Publication Author:
Oficina Cartográfica Bemporat
Pub Date:
1940
Pub Title:
Plano Bemporat de la Capital Federal. Plano Especial para Automóviles. Oficina Cartografica Bemporat Cordoba 2437. U.T. 44 - Juncal 5241.
Pub Note:
Chromolithograph street plan of Buenos Aires, especially made for drivers in the early age of automobiles. On sheet 72x74 folded and attached to inside cover of complete index of streets in the city of Buenos Aires 16x12 “Dispositivo patentado Bemporat Subdivide Bemporat el Plano de la Capital. Indice general de las Calles”. Includes 9 inset maps of selected areas and subway system. Oriented with north to right. Map made around 1930, during a period of explosive economic, cultural and population growth for the Argentine capital. Streets and squares depicted on the map was lined with city blocks, configuration of the blocks, differentiated by colors according to building density and complete numbering of streets. Includes names of main public buildings, railway lines and places of interest. This early edition of the Bemporat plan of Buenos Aires was made especially for automobile drivers, at the time that the use of cars was becoming widespread for the first time. Explained within the box entitled ‘Pavimentacion Urbana’, in the lower right, the streets heightened in red are cobbled, while the streets heightened in blue are paved with asphalt. The numbers on the map correspond to the accompanying index. Date estimated.
Pub List No:
13593.000
Pub Type:
Pocket Map
Pub Height cm:
15
Pub Width cm:
11
Image No:
13593001.jp2
Authors:
Oficina Cartográfica Bemporat
Link To Source
Covers: Plano Bemporat de la Capital : Pavimentacion para Autos
