Atlas Vallard: A French narrative of America in the mid-sixteenth century

Authors

  • Luciana de Queiroz Pinto Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1518-8511

    Doutoranda do Programa de Pós Graduação em História Social, na Faculdade de Formação de Professores da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. PPGHS / FFP / UERJ.
    E-mail: lucianadequeiroz@gmail.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18800/revistaira.202302.002

Keywords:

Historical cartography, Modern Age, Colonization of America, Portulan maps, France, 16th century

Abstract

The Vallard Atlas is a double-sheeted atlas-book, with fifteen maps and nautical information sheets housed at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. This atlas is rich in iconography, abundant in wind roses, and with a vast list of toponyms on the coast. On the first leaf, it bears the description “Nicolas Vallard de Dieppe, 1547”. Five maps describe territories in America, the subject of this essay. The objective of this article is to make a contextualized reading of the French perspective in the process of Iberian colonization in America.

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Published

2023-12-28

How to Cite

de Queiroz Pinto, L. (2023). Atlas Vallard: A French narrative of America in the mid-sixteenth century. Revista Del Instituto Riva-Agüero, 8(2), 15–38. https://doi.org/10.18800/revistaira.202302.002

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023)

Section

Dosier: Cartografías iberoamericanas

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