Comparação com a cartografia atual, ao nível da orografia, hidrografia, definição da costa e povoamento, de dois Mapas do Geografo Robert de Vaugondy relativos ao Reino de Portugal do Século XVIII (1751)

In our paper “Estudo de dois Mapas do Geografo Robert de Vaugondy relativos ao Reino de Portugal do Século\udXVIII (1751)” (Study on two maps by Geographer Robert de Vaugondy representing the Kingdom of Portugal in\udthe 18th century), published in Revista Semina: Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Vol. 34, Issue No 1, 2013, we tried\udto give an explanation for the administrative divisions that appear in those maps. After having studied a number\udof texts dedicated to the period in question and other related documents, we came to the conclusion that the\udmost logic explanation for those divisions is that they represent ecclesiastical divisions. In this paper, we go further\udin our analysis and compare these two maps with some current maps of Portugal, taking into account its topography,\udhydrography, shoreline definition and settlements. Although there are some errors in his maps, we can conclude\udthat Robert de Vaugondy’s work, in terms of his knowledge and geographic representation of Portugal, was\udthe best anyone could do at the time, and we restate the idea that the two maps represent ecclesiastical divisions