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Revisiting Civitates Orbis Terrarum. The Urban Space Spectacle

Lazo-Mella, Felipe

Abstract A recursive graphical resource in the representation of an urban space in the contemporary touristic thematic maps is the mix of paths with some iconic elements presented in a zoomed axonometric, perspective or elevation view. In order to explore the origins of this resource in the creation of an image for a touristic city, this work review four drawings of Barcelona in the XVI century; three by Anton Wyngaerde and one by Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen that illustrates the Civitates Orbis Terrarum World Atlas as the first global image of the city of Barcelona.

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Revisiting Civitates Orbis Terrarum. The Urban Space Spectacle

Lazo-Mella, Felipe

Abstract A recursive graphical resource in the representation of an urban space in the contemporary touristic thematic maps is the mix of paths with some iconic elements presented in a zoomed axonometric, perspective or elevation view. In order to explore the origins of this resource in the creation of an image for a touristic city, this work review four drawings of Barcelona in the XVI century; three by Anton Wyngaerde and one by Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen that illustrates the Civitates Orbis Terrarum World Atlas as the first global image of the city of Barcelona.

Revisiting Civitates Orbis Terrarum. The Urban Space Spectacle

Lazo-Mella, Felipe

Abstract A recursive graphical resource in the representation of an urban space in the contemporary touristic thematic maps is the mix of paths with some iconic elements presented in a zoomed axonometric, perspective or elevation view. In order to explore the origins of this resource in the creation of an image for a touristic city, this work review four drawings of Barcelona in the XVI century; three by Anton Wyngaerde and one by Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen that illustrates the Civitates Orbis Terrarum World Atlas as the first global image of the city of Barcelona.

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Title:

Revisiting Civitates Orbis Terrarum. The Urban Space Spectacle

Contributors:

Lazo-Mella, Felipe (author)

Published in:

Architectural Draughtsmanship ; 1621-1634

Publication date:

2017-09-27

Size:

14 pages

ISBN:

978-3-319-58855-1 , 978-3-319-58856-8

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58856-8_126

Type of media:

Article/Chapter (Book)

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

Language:

English

Keywords:

Civitates orbis terrarum , Urban tourism , Digital humanities Engineering , Engineering Design , Building Construction and Design , Construction Management , Creativity and Arts Education

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