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CATALOG/ girl Colorful map of Catalonia, with the orientation very tilted towards the bottom. It is part of the “Carte Generalle de la geographie royale”.

Date
1633
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Mapes i plànols
Reference code
ANC1-787-N-19
Link to the online document
Description

This colored map, with the orientation reversed, is part of a French collection of royal cartography. It represents Catalonia in topographical and symbolic detail, and shows the strategic and political interest in the territory. It is a key source for understanding the visual representation of power and territoriality in seventeenth-century Europe, as well as the dissemination of geographical knowledge in courtly and military contexts.