Several printed versions of José Antonio de Alzate’s Nuevo Mapa Geográphico de la América Septentrional (1768) are known to exist. Despite his progressive changes to the map, the Mexican polymath saw it as a single “cartographic model” that he perfected over time. This article analyses his sources and working methods, as well as his contacts with other authors in New Spain and Europe. By distinguishing between mechanisms of passive and active circulation of both resources and cartographic methods, we can note an apparent change in Alzate’s practice, one which was stimulated by his interaction with, adaptation to and integration into a global geographical context.

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全球地理中的新西班牙制图：何塞·安东尼奥·德·阿尔扎特的北美地图

众所周知，José Antonio de Alzate 的《Nuevo Mapa Geográphico de la América Septentrional》（1768 年）有几个印刷版本。尽管他对地图进行了渐进式的修改，但这位墨西哥博学家将其视为一个单一的“制图模型”，并随着时间的推移不断完善。本文分析了他的资料来源和工作方法，以及他与新西班牙和欧洲其他作者的联系。通过区分资源和制图方法的被动和主动循环机制，我们可以注意到 Alzate 实践的明显变化，这是由于他与全球地理环境的互动、适应和融入所激发的。