Mundos em miniatura: aproximação a alguns aspectos da cartografia portuguesa do Brasil (séculos XVI a XVIII)

Authors

  • Joaquim Romero Magalhães Universidade de Coimbra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-47142009000100006

Keywords:

Portuguese cartography, Miniaturization, Early colonization of Brazil

Abstract

This paper discusses the challenges of 'miniaturizing' the world in Portuguese cartography at the dawn of the Modern Age. It draws attention to the process of amassing experience and geographic knowledge, and their deployment in the cartographic representations of Brazil throughout the first three centuries of its colonization.

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Published

2009-06-01

Issue

Section

Material Culture Studies

How to Cite

MAGALHÃES, Joaquim Romero. Mundos em miniatura: aproximação a alguns aspectos da cartografia portuguesa do Brasil (séculos XVI a XVIII) . Anais do Museu Paulista: História e Cultura Material, São Paulo, v. 17, n. 1, p. 69–94, 2009. DOI: 10.1590/S0101-47142009000100006. Disponível em: https://periodicos.usp.br/anaismp/article/view/5505.. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.