This coloured plan, sent by the syndics of Vallespir to the Jurats de Girona [the highest authority of the city government], depicts the territory affected by the plague from 1631 to 1632. The drawing was attached to a memorial to plan preventive measures and prevent the epidemic from spreading elsewhere in the city.

The drawing offers an accurate and detailed depiction of Vallespir, including towns and territorial boundaries, to facilitate understanding of the plague’s progress. This graphic representation was essential to coordinate the administrative and health response to the crisis.

The plan was sent with a letter specifying its purpose: to help the authorities understand the memorial. This combined use of text and image highlights the importance of drawings as tools of official communication in Catalan administration.

The drawing’s use of colours and careful draughtsmanship reflect an aesthetic value, in addition to a functional one. This combination of art and utility was typical of visual administrative documents in modern Catalonia.

This document is a key source for studying 17th-century health crisis management, showing how the authorities used visual tools to plan for and combat epidemics such as the plague in Roussillon and Cerdanya.