Historical Cartography

Code:

MHP001

Acronym:

CH

Instance: 2012/2013 - 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
EHP	2	Course Programme	1	-	8	6,1
MHP	4	MHP - Study Plan	1	-	8	6,1

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To know the general principles of graphic expression.
To prepare cartographic interpretations based on historical sources.
To develop critical reading of various types of maps.
To know the main steps of the History of Portuguese Cartography.
To know the processes of production, dissemination and consumption of historical cartographic images.

Program

I - 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.

II - The evolution of Portuguese Cartography

1 - Mapping of overseas expansion (15th and 16th centuries)
2 - Cartography and military engineering (17th and 18th centuries)
3 - Institutionalization of Cartography (19th century)
4 - Colonial Cartography (19th and 20th centuries)
5 - Contemporary Cartography (20th century)

keywords

Social sciences > Geography > Historical geography

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	30,00
	Exame	2,00
	Trabalho escrito	20,00
	Teste	134,00
	Trabalho laboratorial	30,00
	Total:	-	0,00