The Digital Library of Historical Cartography of the Universitv of Sao Paulo

摘要

The Digital Library of Historical Cartography of the University of S3o Paulo makes available a set of high-resolution digital versions of maps printed between the XV and the XIX centuries belonging to the University's collections. Each map is available along with extensive carto-bibliographic and biographic references, and relevant technical, editorial and historical information for cartographic documents analysis. The Digital Library was also conceived to pursue data from other similar sites, constituting itself as a useful research tool. It provides facilities to gather relevant information to acknowledge the production, circulation and appropriation of historical maps in different contexts and media.