Conoscenza e rappresentazione del territorio argentino tra XVI e XIX secolo: missionari, cartografi, esploratori

A detailed knowledge of the Argentinian territory is the result of a process lasted four centuries, thanks to the different professional and personal experiences, provided by cosmographers and cartographers from Casa de la Contratación, military engineer from Spain Crown, Jesuit missionaries, and also scientists and explorers, moved by different interests. Their contributions allowed to elaborate a detailed cartographic representation of the South American country, and all precious works are preserved in archives.