Evolution of Cartography

Code:

GEOGR017

Acronym:

EVOCAR

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geography
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Geography

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
GEOGR	18	Study Plan . (2012/2013)	2	-	6	4
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To frame the History of Cartography in the History of Geography and History of Science and Technology.
To know the main stages of the History of Cartography.
To know the processes of production, dissemination and consumption of cartographic images.
To know the main cartographers, cartographical institutions and their works in the frame of the differents national schools.

Program

Evolution of the History of Cartography
Cartography in Antiquity
Travels and medieval maps
Geographical discoveries: mapping the World by Europeans
Terrestrial Cartography: between administration and war
"Scientific" Cartography and its institutionalization
Maps of Empires and colonization
Topographical Cartography and Thematic Cartography

Mandatory literature

Dias, Maria Helena 340; Os mapas em Portugal. ISBN: 972-8081-70-7
Cortesão, Armando; History of portuguese cartography
Woodward, David 340; Cartography in the traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific societies. ISBN: 0-226-90728-7
Woodward, David 340; Art and cartography. ISBN: 0226907228
Monmonier, Mark; Maps with the news. ISBN: 0-226-53413-8
Palsky, Gilles; Des chiffres et des cartes. ISBN: 2-7355-0336-3
Wood, Denis; The power of maps. ISBN: 0-415-09666-9
Dias, Maria Helena; Glossário para indexação de documentos cartográficos
Cortesão, Armando; Portugaliae monumenta cartographica
Cortesão, Armando; Cartografia portuguesa antiga
Dias, Maria Helena; As^mapotecas portuguesas e a divulgação do património cartográfico nacional
Alegria, Maria Fernanda; Cartografia antiga de Portugal continental
Alegria, Maria Fernanda; A^cartografia hidrográfica de Portugal continental na 2ª metade do século XIX e início do sécul
Edney, Matthew H.; Mapping an empire. ISBN: 0-226-18488-9
Harley, J. B. 340; Cartography in prehistoric, ancient, and medieval Europe and the Mediterranean. ISBN: 0-226-31633-5
Randles, W. G. L.; Geography, cartography and nautical science in the renaissance. ISBN: 0-86078-836-9
Pelletier, Monique; Cartographie de la France et du monde de la renaissance au siècle des lumières. ISBN: 2-7177-2176-2
Jacob, Christian; L.empire des cartes. ISBN: 2-226-06083-9

Teaching methods and learning activities

The combination of theory and practical classes.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	52,00
	Participação presencial	28,00
	Exame	2,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	80
	Total:	80,00

Eligibility for exams

According to Pedagogical Board Rules

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the Evaluation Rules

Classification improvement

According to the Evaluation Rules