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B029286 - Historical Cartography
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Sustainable Development Goals 2030
Academic Year 2022-23
Coorte 2021 - Second Cycle Degree in LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Course year
Second year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Architecture (DIDA)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
ICAR/15 - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
48
Teaching Term
19/09/2022 ⇒ 16/12/2022
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Historical cartography is the primary source for the analysis of
landscape transformations over the time.
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 contents of the historical and contemporary
maps;
- Use of historical maps for implementing Historical Geographical
Information Systems.
landscape transformations over the time.
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 contents of the historical and contemporary
maps;
- Use of historical maps for implementing Historical Geographical
Information Systems.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
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.
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.
Basic knowledge for the analysis of historical maps.
Enrichment of personal graphic language, aimed at the representation of
the landscape.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.
Teaching Methods
Telematic and face-to-face lessons.
A voluntary workshop will be organized during the course in cooperation
with Prof. Paolo Nanni.
Students who join the workshop must participate in all meetings and produce one personal carnet consisting of one short
explanatory report, complete with bibliography, and two or more analysis
maps.
A voluntary workshop will be organized during the course in cooperation
with Prof. Paolo Nanni.
Students who join the workshop must participate in all meetings and produce one personal carnet consisting of one short
explanatory report, complete with bibliography, and two or more analysis
maps.
Type of Assessment
Students who do not attend the workshop will sit for oral examination on
the following 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, vol. 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.
Students who attend the workshop will sit for evaluation of the personal
carnet produced during the workshop and oral examination on the following 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, 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.
the following 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, vol. 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.
Students who attend the workshop will sit for evaluation of the personal
carnet produced during the workshop and oral examination on the following 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, 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
Introduction to the study of the sources and specificities of historical maps.
Reading and analysis of historical maps.
Outlines of the history of Italian cartography
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 land surveying in the Middle Ages: instruments 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 at the scale of 1: 100,000.
4.3. The "tavolette" at scale 1: 25,000 and the "Photogrammetric
Revolution".
4.4. The Republican maps: the new IGMI’s cartographic series and the
Technical Regional Maps.
5. Structuring of HGIS.
5.1. Digital maps: vector and raster formats.
5.2. The GIS.
5.3. creation and use of an HGIS.
Reading and analysis of historical maps.
Outlines of the history of Italian cartography
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 land surveying in the Middle Ages: instruments 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 at the scale of 1: 100,000.
4.3. The "tavolette" at scale 1: 25,000 and the "Photogrammetric
Revolution".
4.4. The Republican maps: the new IGMI’s cartographic series and the
Technical Regional Maps.
5. Structuring of HGIS.
5.1. Digital maps: vector and raster formats.
5.2. The GIS.
5.3. creation and use of an HGIS.