Article ID: CBB378528683

Cartographic Representations in Early Eighteenth Century Baroque Malta (2017)

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As contracts are fact-specific statements so are the cartographic representations attached to them. This article addresses such representations dating to early eighteenth century Baroque Malta. It focuses on a specific public deed which includes a sketch plan covering a large territory. This representation, which is countersigned by ‘periti’, has no scale bar but includes orientation and annotations with respect to the extent of the territory subject of the deed. Through these annotations which included landmarks and linear measurements, the boundaries of the property were reinterpreted. Whereas the current interpretation is 35% in excess of the superficial area stated in the deed, a re-interpretation led to a variation of less than 1%. This illustrates that historical figurative cartographic representations are accurate, fact-specific legal documents with minimal variations.

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Authors & Contributors
Caccioppoli, Carmen
Fix, Adam
Rispoli, Gennaro
Edward P.F. Rose
Pischke, G.
Denis De Lucca
Concepts
Visual representation; visual communication
Cartography
Baroque
Maps; atlases
Mathematics
Science and culture
Time Periods
18th century
17th century
19th century
16th century
20th century
21st century
Places
Spain
Warsaw (Poland)
Malta
Naples (Italy)
East Asia
United States
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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