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Cartography and urban planning: the city plan of Barcelona by Miquel Garriga i Roca (1856-1862)

Piqué, Francesc Nadal i; Nobajas, Alexandre

Authors

Francesc Nadal i Piqué

Alexandre Nobajas



Abstract

Due to the passing of Spanish laws that promoted the creation of urban cartography and the need to redevelop an overcrowded city, the Barcelona City Council commissioned the architect Miquel Garriga i Roca in 1856 to create a municipal plan. During the following six years he compiled what is known as the Plan of Barcelona, a collection of cartographical documents that depicts with unprecedented levels of detail how Barcelona appeared right after the demolition of the city walls. This paper explains how and why the maps were commissioned, how they were made, and the resultant cartographical output.

Citation

Piqué, F. N. I., & Nobajas, A. (in press). Cartography and urban planning: the city plan of Barcelona by Miquel Garriga i Roca (1856-1862). Imago Mundi, 72(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/03085694.2020.1675303

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 1, 2018
Online Publication Date Dec 12, 2019
Publicly Available Date Jun 27, 2023
Journal Imago Mundi
Print ISSN 0308-5694
Electronic ISSN 1479-7801
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 72
Issue 1
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/03085694.2020.1675303
Keywords Urban cartography, Urban planning, Historic cartography, Barcelona, Nineteenth century, Miquel Garriga i Roca, Quarterons, Plan of Barcelona.
Related Public URLs https://www.ub.edu/gehc/en/publicacions/cartography-and-urban-planning-the-city-plan-of-barcelona-by-miquel-garriga-i-roca-1856-1862/