Juan Carandell Pericay’s graphic works on Cataluña.

Abstract

The work of Carandell Pericay (1839-1937), geologist and geographer, linked to the Spanish Institución Libre de Enseñanza (free-thinking teaching institution) who had more than 330 publications, demonstrates a unique added feature due to his innate drawing ability and because of a valuable collection of graphs and illustrations that are included in many of his works which complement the phenomena which was the subject of his study. During this phase, Carandell introduced the most advanced techniques from Europe and the United States into Spain. Familiarity with Carandell’s work is synonymous with knowing about the artwork in graphic-scientific illustrations in Spain during the first third of the 20th century. Although he dedicated most of his work to Andalusia (his place of residence), we will focus on his drawings, graphs, maps and other diagrams related to his beloved Catalonia (Lower Ampurdán) to which he dedicated a monograph - one of his masterpieces.