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Antonio Damirón
Antonio Damirón (1794–1875) was a French-Venezuelan printer. Damirón was born in Mâcon, France and established a printing business in Venezuela, where he lived the rest of his life. He is considered to be one of the leading printers in Venezuela in the 19th century, and is attributed with creating the first color prints in Venezuela. Career Damirón moved with his family from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saint Thomas to Caracas in 1827, where he quickly received a letter of security to reside in Venezuela. In 1830, he acquired from Colonel Francisco Avendaño a Lithography, lithograph workshop located in the port of La Guaira where he began printing colored decks or cards on wooden planks. These were considered as the first colored prints made in Venezuela. By 1831 he acted as representative in charge of the G.F. Devisme printing press, which was selected to print the ''Gaceta de Venezuela''. In 1832 he moved his lithograph printshop to Caracas where he continued to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mâcon
Mâcon (), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the prefecture of the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as Mâconnais. The city gave its name to the nearby vineyards and wine 'appellation'. Geography The city lies on the western bank of the river Saône, between Bresse in the east and the Beaujolais hills in the south. Mâcon is the southernmost city in the department of Saône-et-Loire and the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is north of Lyon and from Paris. The climate is temperate with a slight continental tendency. Climate Mâcon features an oceanic climate (Köppen: ''Cfb''), with warm summers, slightly too cool to be called humid subtropical (''Cfa''). Winters are relatively cold to French standards, but milder and more rainy than north of Mâcon. Most precipitation is in spring and autumn. History Ancient and Medieval eras The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
