La logística de los levantamientos hidrográficos en el Río de la Plata y Patagonia en tiempos del HMS Beagle

Abstract

The logistics to move, to make maps and to explore in the territories of the new South American states implied the necessary permissions of the authorities, the support of diplomatic and cultural networks, as well as individuals that knew routes, transports and regions to visit. For the hydrographic expeditions, the local pilots were important for obtaining nautical reports and helping in the surveys of particular areas. They would combine services, itineraries and circulation networks of information and charts. In this article, we examine some issue and practices of the surveying voyages at La Plata River and Patagonia and the role of pilots of these coasts in the 1820 and 1830 decades.