An accurate and artistic graphical representation of Granada territory: the <em>Mapa topográfico de la ciudad de Granada y su término</em> by Francisco Dalmau (1819)

Abstract

The Mapa topográfico de la ciudad de Granada y su término, conducted by Francisco Dalmau in 1819, combines accuracy and scientific rationality with an exquisite care in the artistic details. It was done several decades before to the earliest works of this matter drawn in other Spanish cities, which started to appear after the development of the Land Tax in Spain in 1845. Although it was not the last cartographic project of this mathematician from Barcelona established in Granada, it has to be considered one of his greatest works.

Keywords

• Mapas topográficos
• Cartografía urbana