New Spain’s Cartography within Global Geography

José Antonio de Alzate’s Maps of North America

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ID13072572
AuthorsJosé María García Redondo (0000-0002-4349-3306, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume10
Issue2
Pagese018-e018
Publication date2021-10-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCulture & History Digital Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2253-797X • E-ISSN: 2253-797X
PublisherSpanish National Research Council (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3989/chdj.2021.018
OpenAlexW3207370629
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited24

Several printed versions of José Antonio de Alzate’s Nuevo Mapa Geográphico de la América Septentrional (1768) are known to exist. Despite his progressive changes to the map, the Mexican polymath saw it as a single “cartographic model” that he perfected over time. This article analyses his sources and working methods, as well as his contacts with other authors in New Spain and Europe. By distinguishing between mechanisms of passive and active circulation of both resources and cartographic methods, we can note an apparent change in Alzate’s practice, one which was stimulated by his interaction with, adaptation to and integration into a global geographical context

Archaeology · Art · Cartography · Context (archaeology · Geography · Humanities · Polymath · Archaeology and Natural History · Historical Studies in Science · Latin American history and culture

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