From myth to reality and utopia: Agustin Codazzi, precursor of modern geography, in the Venezuelan Atlas project (19th century)

Abstract

Italian Giovanni Battista Agostino Codazzi (1793-1859), known in Latin America as Agustin Codazzi, an Italian military, scientist, geographer and cartographer, found himself among the first explorers who, in the first half of the 19th century, saw South America with a scientific eye, particularly the territory in the middle of Venezuela, Colombia and Equator, removing the mythological aura surrounding it at the time. One of the most tangible results of these observations was the definition of the borders around the three countries, in addition to the charting the area, which was viewed positively by European scientists and helped create the foundations of modern geography in view of its multidisciplinary approach