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Thesis explained: Cartography and transformation of the territory in Catalonia between the Old Regime and the revolution

  Meritxell Gisbert Traveria, member of the GEHC, tells his thesis, entitled Cartografia i transformació del territori a Catalunya entre l’Antic Règim i la Revolució liberal (ss. XVIII-XIX): el paper de la família Soler, in this talk from the past 28 January 2021, which was organised by the Societat Catalana de Geografia. The thesis was read on June […]

Exhibition “Quand les artistes dessinaient les cartes”

The french Archives Nationales organize, at their headquarters in Paris, the exhibition Quand les artistes dessinaient les cartes: vues et figures de possible espace français, Moyen Âge et Renaissance. The exhibition focuses on a collection of local and regional maps produced in France between 1300 and 1600 with a marked practical nature: defining boundaries or […]

Presentation of digitalization of the map of Barcelona plain (1823-1827)

The next December 12, Thursday, it will take place in the Geologic and Cartographic Institut of Catalonia (ICGC), between 09:30 and 12:30, the Journey of presentation about the georeference and 3D modeling of the map of Barcelona plain made by the French army between 1823 and 1827. The Lever-nivelé (1823-1827) encompasses the fortified area of Barcelona and highlights by […]

Thesis defense and seminar about local ancient cartography

The next 20 June, at 10:00, our colleague Meritxell Gisbert i Traveria will defend her thesis Cartrografia i transformació del territori a Catalunya entre l’Antic règim i la Revolució liberal (ss. XVIII-XIX): el paper de la família Soler. This thesis has been developed thanks to an awarded grant to work with the GEHC in the frame of the project La cartografia urbana […]