Conoscenza e rappresentazione del territorio argentino tra XVI e XIX secolo: esploratori, cartografi e viaggiatori
Knowledge and representation of the Argentinean territory between the 16th and 19th centuries: explorers, cartographers and travellers
Abstract
Il processo che ha portato ad una conoscenza approfondita del territorio argentino attraversa quattro secoli e si perfeziona grazie all’apporto di esperienze professionali e umane diverse: dai cosmografi e cartografi della Casa de la Contratación, agli ingegneri militari della Corona di Spagna, ai missionari gesuiti, a scienziati ed esploratori mossi da interessi vari. Grazie al loro contributo è stata elaborata una rappresentazione cartografica dettagliata del Paese sudamericano, di cui gli archivi conservano preziose testimonianze.
A detailed knowledge of the Argentinian territory is the result of a process lasted four centuries, thanks to the different professional and personal experiences, provided by cosmographers and cartographers from Casa de la Contratación, military engineer from Spain Crown, Jesuit missionaries, and also scientists and explorers, moved by different interests. Their contributions allowed to elaborate a detailed cartographic representation of the South American country, and all precious works are preserved in archives.
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