Ingeniería española en Ultramar
Subtitle: (siglos XVI-XIX)
By: Ignacio González Tascón.
Series: [Colección de Ciencias, Humanidades e Ingeniería ;; 42]
Publisher: CEHOPU; CEDEX; MOPT; Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos
Published: 1992
Place of publication: [Madrid]
Language: spa
Number of pages: 748
Subjects: Engineering -- America -- History.; Technical assistance, Spanish -- America -- History.; America -- History -- To 1810.; America -- History -- 1810- .
Description: "Detailed description of Spanish engineering feats in the New World. Hundreds of maps, plans, and drawings, mostly from Spanish archives, illustrate the construction techniques of ports, aqueducts, roads, canals, bridges, and other public works. Despite a lack of analysis, these volumes are valuable for the historical geography of colonial Spanish America. Ample citations and bibliography"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 715-731) and index.
Series title from jacket.