Historical Cartography

Code:

MHP001

Acronym:

CH

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Geography

Instance: 2025/2026 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in History and Heritage

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MHP	0	MHP - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Portuguese and Spanish

Objectives

To prepare cartographic interpretations based on historical sources. To develop critical reading of various types of maps.

To know the processes of production, dissemination and consumption of historical cartographic images.

Learning outcomes and competences

To know the general principles of graphic expression.

 To know the main steps of the History of Portuguese Cartography.

Working method

Presencial

Program

I - The Evolution of the Portuguese Cartography. II - Cartography and graphic expression. 1 - General principles of graphic semiology. 2 - Cartographic option: graphs and maps. 3 - Geographic reading on historical sources. 4 - Stages of preparation of thematic maps. 5 - Critical analysis of maps: methods and examples.

Mandatory literature

Maria Fernanda Alegria et al.; historia da cartografia portuguesa, Fio-da-Palavra, 2012. ISBN: 978-989-8171-27-6
Bertin, Jacques; Semiology of graphics. ISBN: 0-299-09060-4
Bertin, Jacques; La^graphique et le traitement graphique de l.information. ISBN: 2-08-211112-1
Dias, Maria Helena 340; Os mapas em Portugal. ISBN: 972-8081-70-7
Dias, Maria Helena; Glossário para indexação de documentos cartográficos
Dias, Maria Helena; As^mapotecas portuguesas e a divulgação do património cartográfico nacional
Mário Gonçalves Fernandes; Cartografia
Harley, J. B. 340; Cartography in prehistoric, ancient, and medieval Europe and the Mediterranean. ISBN: 0-226-31633-5
Monmonier, Mark; How to lie with maps. ISBN: 0-226-53421-9
Monmonier, Mark; Maps with the news. ISBN: 0-226-53413-8
Luís Miguel Moreira; O^Alto Minho na obra do engenheiro militar Custódio José Gomes de Villasboas. ISBN: 978-972-636-210-4
Palsky, Gilles; Des chiffres et des cartes. ISBN: 2-7355-0336-3
Rimbert, Sylvie; Leçons de cartographia thématique

Teaching methods and learning activities

Aulas teóricas e práticas

keywords

Social sciences > Geography > Historical geography
Social sciences > Geography > Cartography

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Teste	50,00
Trabalho de campo	30,00
Trabalho laboratorial	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	93,00
Frequência das aulas	32,50
Trabalho de campo	6,50
Trabalho laboratorial	20,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	10,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to Pedagogical Board Rules

Calculation formula of final grade

Participation in classes - 10%
Written test - 50%
Field work - 30%
Cartographic work - 10%

Classification improvement

A single written test according to the evaluation rules