Evolution of Cartography

Code:

GEOGR017

Acronym:

EVOCAR

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Geography

Instance: 2024/2025 - 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	23	study plan	2	-	6	41	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese and Spanish

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 mainly the History of Portuguese Cartography.

Learning outcomes and competences

To know the processes of production, dissemination and consumption of cartographic images along History. To know the main cartographers, cartographical institutions and their works in the frame of the differents national schools mainly the Portuguese.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1 - Evolution of the History of Cartography.
2 - Cartography in Antiquity.
3 - Travels and medieval maps.
4 - Geographical discoveries: mapping the World.
5 - Terrestrial Cartography: between administration and war.
6 - "Scientific" Cartography and its institutionalization.
7 - Colonial Cartography.
8 - Topographical Cartography and Thematic Cartography.

Mandatory literature

Alegria, Maria Fernanda; Cartografia antiga de Portugal continental
Alegria, Maria Fernanda, 1942- 070; História da cartografia portuguesa. ISBN: 978-989-8171-27-6
Buisseret, David 340; Monarchs ministers and maps. ISBN: 0-226-07987-2
Cortesão, Armando; History of portuguese cartography
Cortesão, Armando; Portugaliae monumenta cartographica
Dias, Maria Helena; Glossário para indexação de documentos cartográficos
Dias, Maria Helena 340; Os mapas em Portugal. ISBN: 972-8081-70-7
Dias, Maria Helena; As^mapotecas portuguesas e a divulgação do património cartográfico nacional
Edney, Matthew H.; Mapping an empire. ISBN: 0-226-18488-9
Garcia, João Carlos 340; Atlas universal de Fernão Vaz Dourado. ISBN: 978-84-96400-92-4
João Carlos Garcia; Joaquim Romero Magalhães and the History of Luso-Brazilian Cartography
Gunter Schilder; The^Netherland nautical cartography from 1550 to 1650
Harley, J. B. 340; Cartography in prehistoric, ancient, and medieval Europe and the Mediterranean. ISBN: 0-226-31633-5
Jacob, Christian; L.empire des cartes. ISBN: 2-226-06083-9
Monmonier, Mark; How to lie with maps. ISBN: 0-226-53421-9
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
Thrower, Norman J. W.; Maps and civilization. ISBN: 0-226-79973-5
Wood, Denis; The power of maps. ISBN: 0-415-09666-9
Woodward, David 340; Art and cartography. ISBN: 0226907228

Teaching methods and learning activities

The combination of theory and practice.

keywords

Humanities > History > History of science
Social sciences > Geography
Humanities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	60,00
Frequência das aulas	41,00
Trabalho escrito	61,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

The student must be present at 75% of the classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Written work = 30%
Written test = 70%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

writing test (100%)

Classification improvement

writing test (100%)