This map of Málaga was drawn by Bartolomé Thurus for the Spanish Ministry of Defence in 1717. The purpose of this map was to assess the current state of the city's defences and to use it as a basis for a project to fortify the city and its quay.

The proposal envisaged the reconstruction of the city walls, some sections of which were already in ruins at that time, as marked in yellow on the map. It also proposed reinforcing the bastions of the Alcazaba and Gibralfaro, to turn them into places of refuge in the event of a siege. The map also shows the many suburbs outside the city walls that already existed at the beginning of the 18th century, such as Barrio Alto, Perchel, La Victoria and La Trinidad.

With regard to the port, Thurus proposed that, in addition to extending the existing quay on the east side, another should be built on the west side, so that both would enclose the port and serve as defences. This project was left unfinished, as it was halted upon Thurus' death in 1721. The engineer who arrived later proposed a new plan that did not require the western quay.

Sources

• Urban cartography of Andalusia: Málaga 1717