The Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat de Barcelona and the Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya are pleased to invite you to the presentation of the publication Vistes panoràmiques, cartes militars i plànols urbanístics a Barcelona del segle XVI al XIX, coordinated by Ramon Grau and Carme Montaner. The presentation will be made by Ramon Grau, […]
In the latest issue of the periodical publication Treballs de la Societat Catalana de Geografia, a series of texts compiled by Francesc Nadal, coordinator of the Grup d’Estudis d’Història de la Cartografia (GEHC), has been published in the Notes i Documentació section, with the title Diccionari de mapes parcel·laris i agrimensors a Catalunya (segles XVIII-XIX). This work presents, […]
The fourth volume of The History of Cartography collection is now on sale. The index is available at The University of Chicago Press Books. This 1920 page volume with over four hundred encyclopedic entries has been edited by Mattew H. Edney and Mary Sponberg Pedley. It’s dedicated to cartography during the illustration era, offering: “… an overview of the […]
Through apost by Catherine Hofmann on the blog Cartes et figures du monde we learned about the recent disappearance of Monique Pelletier, who was director of the département des Cartes et plans of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. For a biographical review you can check their entry in wikipedia. As a legacy he leaves us an enormous research work, especially focused […]
The University of Chicago Press Books announces that the fourth volume of The History of Cartography collection will go on sale in May 2020. This 1920 page volume with more than four hundred encyclopedic entries has been edited by Mattew H. Edney and Mary Sponberg Pedley. He is dedicated to cartography during illustration, offering: “… […]
A new version of the catalog of the exhibition Mapes, país, futur: centenari de l’exposició cartogràfica catalana (1919), which is in the Museu d’Història de Catalunya, can now be downloaded from here. The exhibition has been extended until June 14 but, unfortunately, it is currently closed due to the health emergency caused by COVID-19. […]