El repte cartográfic del Pirineu

Resumen

The cartographic challenge of the Pyrenees. The map by Roussel and La Blottière (1730). Representing mountains in maps has always been a problem because of the lack of information, the marginal situation, the inaccessibility and the orographic complexity. The interest in representing the Pyrenees derives from the border tensions between Hispanic and French monarchies. In this sense the map by Roussel and La Blottière stands out, promoted by the French army and dealt with in this article.