Historical maps are the primary source for analyzing the town and country changes in history.
The course is therefore focused on the study of the following items:
- Theories and methods of cartographic representations from ancient times to today;
- Geometric and semantic content of the historical and contemporary maps;
- Use of historical maps for implementing Historical Geographical Information Systems (HGIS).
Cantile A., Il superamento delle “5W”. Brevi note per la definizione di una pratica analitica della cartografia, in “Atti del Primo Seminario di Studi Dalla mappa al GIS (Roma, 5-6 marzo 2007)”, a cura di Masetti C., Genova, 2008, pp. 131-136.
Cantile A., Lineamenti di storia della cartografia italiana, volumes 1 and 2, Roma, 2013.
Cantile A., On the 18th-Century Tuscan Route Atlas at the Library of the Istituto Geografico Militare Italiano (critical edition), Florence, 2011.
Learning Objectives
Acquisition of the history of Italian cartography concepts.
Basic knowledge for the analysis of historical maps.
Enrichment of personal graphic language, aimed at the representation of the landscape.
Prerequisites
No prerequisite requested.
Teaching Methods
Lectures.
A voluntary seminar is organized during the course in cooperation with Prof. Paolo Nanni.
For students who attend the seminar is mandatory to participate in all scheduled meetings and produce a personal or team book consisting of:
- Short explanatory report with relative references;
- 2 or more analysis tables printed in A3 size.
Type of Assessment
For students who do not attend the seminar: oral examination on the indicated texts.
Cantile A., Il superamento delle “5W”. Brevi note per la definizione di una pratica analitica della cartografia, in “Atti del Primo Seminario di Studi Dalla mappa al GIS (Roma, 5-6 marzo 2007)”, a cura di Masetti C., Genova, 2008, pp. 131-136.
Cantile A., Lineamenti di storia della cartografia italiana, volumi 1 e 2, Roma, 2013.
Cantile A., On the 18th-Century Tuscan Route Atlas at the Library of the Istituto Geografico Militare Italiano (critical edition), Florence, 2011.
For students participating in the seminar: oral examination and evaluation of the personal or team book.
Cantile A., Il superamento delle “5W”. Brevi note per la definizione di una pratica analitica della cartografia, in “Atti del Primo Seminario di Studi Dalla mappa al GIS (Roma, 5-6 marzo 2007)”, a cura di Masetti C., Genova, 2008, pp. 131-136.
Cantile A., Lineamenti di storia della cartografia italiana, only the volume 2, Roma, 2013.
Cantile A., On the 18th-Century Tuscan Route Atlas at the Library of the Istituto Geografico Militare Italiano (critical edition), Florence, 2011.
Course program
1. From the origin to the Middle Ages.
1.1. Summary of the origins of cartography in Italy.
1.2. Roman Age: the first geometric cadastre, the Forma Urbis Romae and the Tabula Peutingeriana.
1.3. The Middle Ages: Mappae mundi, itineraria and charts.
1.4. The medieval measurements: tools and methods.
2. The Italian Cartographic Renaissance
2.1. Florence and the Ptolemaic re-discovery.
2.2. The contribution of architects, engineers and cosmographers.
3. The "Geodetic Revolution" in Italy.
3.1. The seventeenth century and the basis of the Geodetic Revolution.
3.2. The first Italian geometric cadastre.
3.3. The first Italian geodetic map.
3.4. The Brera Astronomical Observatory contribution.
3.5. The “Officina cartografica” of Rizzi Zannoni.
3.6. The Topographical Bureau of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
3.7. The "Geometric map of Tuscany" by Father Giovanni Inghirami.
3.8. The Austrian cartographic activities in the former territories of Venice, Milan, Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, Tuscany and the Papal State.
4. The first Italian Official Map.
4.1. The map of the Southern Provinces.
4.2. The topographic map of Italy on a scale of 1: 100,000.
4.3. The "tavolette" at scale 1: 25000 and the "Photogrammetric Revolution".
4.5. The Republican maps: the new cartographic series IGM and the Technical Regional Maps.
5. Elements of Remote sensing and GIS.
5.1. Definitions.
5.2. The remote sensing systems and products.
5.3. Digital maps: vector and raster formats.
5.3. Structuring HGIS.