CARTOGRAPHY
CARTOGRAFIA
"Paint the world": methods and meanings of cartographic representation over time
“Disegnare il mondo”: modalità e significati della raffigurazione cartografica nel corso del tempo
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2015/2016 | 6 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Maria Augusta Bertini | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (from 9.30 to 10.30 hours by appointment) |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course aims to examine the main thematic units of the history of cartography, with the intent to highlight reasons, kinds, meanings and functions of representation of the world over time. In addition to an overview of the most important relics of the italian and international cartographic heritage are provided insights on key issues of classical, medieval and modern time, to improve knowledge of the sector and develop reading and interpretation of cartographic products.
Program
The course will cover the following topics in the order shown below:
Territorial representation in the ancient world
- Territorial depictions of primitive civilizations: examples from various regions of the world.
- Forms and functions of the cartographic design at the ancient Middle Eastern civilizations.
- The classical Mediterranean world and the representation of the "ecumene".
- Agrimensoria cartography and Roman itinerary.
Cartography in middle ages
- The medieval world maps between myth, history, ideology and geography.
- Tools for real and virtual voyages: "portolani", portolan charts, island's books.
- The Ptolemaic maps during the Renaissance as a premise of the great modern atlases.
Cartography in the modern age
- The atlases of A. Ortelio, G. Mercator, I. Blaeu.
- Thematic atlases of European and Italian production.
- The conditions of modern cartography.
- Cartography in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: items and properties of maps.
Relationship between cartography, astronomy, geographical explorations
- Astronomical observations to draw the world.
- Relations between cartographic representations and exploratory voyages.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
The student must show that they have the basic knowledge of the cartographical science, its methods, its issues and its relationships with other disciplines. In addition, it must demonstrate understanding of concepts and theories provided by the course but also the ability to use this knowledge to reason according to the specific logic of the discipline in the light of subsequent studies. In particular, it must be able to reflect and make personal judgements about cartographical issues for their communication and teaching or professional application.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures and exercises on the iconographic material
- Course books
- C. Palagiano, A. Asole, G. Arena, Cartografia e territorio nei secoli, Roma, Carocci Ed. (parte I).
- M. A. Bertini (cur.), Fra terra e cielo: i percorsi della geografia. Opere geocartografiche della Biblioteca Universitaria di Urbino (secc. XVI-XVIII), Urbino, Ist. Geografia Università, 2003.
- Assessment
Oral examination intended to establish the basic knowledge of the discipline, the ability to analyze cartographic materials of various historical periods and to evaluate construction principles, meanings, purposes.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Course books
- C. Palagiano, A. Asole, G. Arena, Cartografia e territorio nei secoli, Roma, Carocci Ed. (first part).
- M. A. Bertini (cur.), Fra terra e cielo: i percorsi della geografia. Opere geocartografiche della Biblioteca Universitaria di Urbino (secc. XVI-XVIII), Urbino, Ist. Geografia Università, 2003.
- E. Lavagna, G. Lucarno, Geocartografia. Guida alla lettura delle carte geotopografiche, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2011 (chapters 1 to 6).
- Assessment
Oral examination intended to establish the basic knowledge of the discipline, the ability to analyze cartographic materials of various historical periods and to evaluate construction principles, meanings, purposes.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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