THE SPANISH CARTOGRAPHY OF THE NORTHAMERICAN COASTLINES, 16TH-18TH CENTURIES: CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONTEXT
The main European naval powers showed a great interest about the recently discovered territories of North America, due to their strategic position in order to plan the future wars and settlements. Their cartographers drew a great amount of manuscript and printed maps and charts, whose features and a...
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Universitat Politècnica de València
2011-10-01
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Online Access: | https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/EGA/article/view/1334 |