Study of two maps by geographer Robert of Vaugondy respecting to the Kingdom of Portugal in the eighteenth century (1751)

Authors

  • Marco Pais Neves dos Santos Universidade Nova de Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0383.2013v34n1p69

Keywords:

Robert of Vaugondy, Nicolas Sanson, Pierre Mortier, Cartography, Administrative division, Counterfeit maps, Atlas Nouveau.

Abstract

We study two maps related to the Kingdom of Portugal, dated (1751), published in Paris, and signed by geographer Robert Vaugondy, as follows: Partie Septentrionale du Royaume de Portugal, par le Sr. Robert, Geographe ordinaire du Roy. Avec Privilege. 1751. e Partie Meridionale du Royaume de Portugal, par le Sr. Robert, Geographe ordinaire du Roy. Avec Privilege. 1751., with the aim of proposing an explanation for the administrative divisions on the maps. Supporting the object of this work we briefly characterize the evolution of the administrative boundaries of the Kingdom of Portugal, since it formation until nowadays, and we have followed Robert of Vaubondy´s life and work. We have come to the conclusion that they logically represented church divisions.

Author Biography

Marco Pais Neves dos Santos, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Master in Environmental Citizenship and Participation by the Department of Science and Technology at the Open University. Degree in History from the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the New University of Lisbon. Degree in Geography and Regional Planning from the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the New University of Lisbon. Minor in Anthropology from the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the New University of Lisbon.

Published

2013-07-24

How to Cite

SANTOS, Marco Pais Neves dos. Study of two maps by geographer Robert of Vaugondy respecting to the Kingdom of Portugal in the eighteenth century (1751). Semina: Ciências Sociais e Humanas, [S. l.], v. 34, n. 1, p. 69–86, 2013. DOI: 10.5433/1679-0383.2013v34n1p69. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminasoc/article/view/14281. Acesso em: 22 jul. 2024.

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