Digitalización y análisis del mapa de la Provincia de Tunja elaborado en 1850 por la Comisión Corográfica

Abstract

The analysis presented in this document is based on the chorographic chart of "The Province of Tunja", prepared by the chorographic commission led by General Agustín Codazzi in 1850. The map was digitized in ESRI's ArcMap program, allowing for an analysis of the topographic, hydrological, geographic, astronomical, demographic and statistical information collected by the commission. In addition, the reference system used in said map was compared with the reference system currently in force in Colombia (National Origin); this was done in order to determine the type of geographic positioning used in those years in the country. The chorographic chart was obtained from the map library of the National Library of Colombia, which is a high-resolution scanned image that allowed carrying out each of the processes contemplated, in order to obtain a digital map of "The Province of Tunja", a current location of the map and its analysis.