THE HISTORY OF THE BRAZILIAN CARTOGRAPHY - 500 YEARS OF THE DISCOVERY OF BRAZIL BY THE PORTUGUESE

摘要

The objective of this work is to presenting a compilation of the entitled author's books the History of the Brazilian Cartography - 500 Years of the Discovery of Brazil by the Portuguese, volumes Ⅰ and Ⅱ, starting from the following classic periods of the Brazilian History: Brazil Colony, Brazil Emperor, Brazil Republic, New State, Democratic Interval, New Republic and Democracy, beginning with the Origins of the Cartography so that the Reader can understand in that context felt the beginning of the Brazilian Cartography and concluding with the Cartographic Projects of Next Millennium, where the main perspectives and challenges of the Cartographic Science are described in the future. The books have the honor of being prefaced for: Lieutenant Colonel Cartographer Engineer, Parachuist and Former-student of the Author at Departement of Cartography at the Military Institute of Engineering-IME, the current Commandant of the 5th Survey Division of the Geographical Directory of the Army Jose Donizetti Lopes Telles and for the Former Geographer -Teacher of the Author in the Course of Master's Degree in Geography of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Former -Vice Presidente of International Affairs of the Brazilian Society of Cartography Ana Maria Coutinho.