Chapter La cartografia italiana al tempo di Leonardo. Fra cultura umanistica e progetto territoriale
Abstract
The essay studies the maps produced in the 15th and early 16th centuries by Venice and other states with reference to water management, exploitation of agricultural resources, administrative organization, border control and war strategies. It also considers the extraordinary maps of Southern Italy produced by the Aragonese government between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries (known only thanks to their 18th-century copies), which bring out a grandiose and organic general plan of topographic survey by compass and astronomical observations.
Keywords
cartography; Italy; 15th century; humanism; territorial projectsDOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-514-1.06ISBN
9788855185141, 9788855185141Publisher
Firenze University PressPublisher website
https://www.fupress.com/Publication date and place
Florence, 2023Series
Territori, 36Classification
History