Self-portrait of a city. City and Architecture in Bologna in the maps between the 18th and 19th centuries

Abstract

The plan, being project tool and representation at the same time, allows an understanding, by means of ancient cartography, of the ancient city as an entity with its own identity connotation, whose definition derives mainly from the clarity of the construction rule which permitted its realization. The present study analyzes the main theoretical and technical questions which concern the urban architecture of Bologna between the 18th and 19th centuries, by means of historical maps and in particular the Gregorian Cadastre.

Keywords

• Architecture
• city
• urban design
• Gregorian Cadastre
• Bologna
• georeferencing
• GIS