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Charta öfwer Storfurstendömet Finland Cartographer/Engraver/Publisher: C. P. Hällström Stockholm, 1799 Copper engraving, 53 x 57 cm

Charta öfwer Nylands och Tavastehus samt Kymmenegårds Hoefdingedoemen Cartographer/Engraver/Publisher: C. P. Hällström Stockholm, 1798 Copper engraving, 56 x 61 cm

This map shows parts of southern Finland, specifically the historical province of Nyland (Finnish: Uusimaa) with the surrounding lands, shortly before Sweden had to cede these territories to Russia as a result of the Finnish War (1809). The uncoloured areas in the southeast (beyond the River Kymijoki/Kymmene älv) had already been surrendered to Russia in

This map of Scandinavia is probably based on another map published by Jodocus Hondius. It is remarkable because of the pointed form of Finland. This differentiates it from maps with the same name produced by Swedish cartographer Anders Bure. Bure’s impact on surveying and mapping in Sweden was considerable. King Gustav Adolf’s title as King

Tabula exactissima Regnorum Sueciæ et Norvegiæ nec non Maris Universi Orientalis, Terrarumque adiacentium              [Erscheinungsort unbekannt], [1658?] Copper engraving ; 43 x 53 cm

This very illustrative overview map of the Baltic dating from 1856 is from the Illustrated London News, a successful magazine aimed at the educated middle class. With its focus on visual depictions of world affairs – such as wars, catastrophes and major events – it had a significant influence on the worldview of the 19th

Picture Map of the Baltic Sea     The Illustrated London News, Supplement May 31, 1856 Lithograph, 50 x 77 cm

Europa In: Münster, Sebastian: Cosmographey, das ist Beschreibung Aller Laender, Herrschafften und fuernehmesten Stetten des ganzen Erdbodens. Basel: Henricpetri, 1598. Woodcut, 17 x 26 cm

In 1537, Tyrolean Johannes Putsch published the first anthropomorphic map, showing a crowned female figure in the shape of Europe. Putsch lived in proximity to Emperor Ferdinand I. From 1588, this map of Queen Europe also appeared in several editions of Sebastian Münster’s “Cosmographey”. In this cosmography, a description of the world, Münster emphasizes Europe’s

„The steam ship was well booked. There were around 200 passengers. Most of them were “Lustreisende”. In Tallinn and Helsinki this means travelers who come to Helsinki by steamship on a Saturday, in order to spend a pleasant Sunday, before they return to Tallinn on Monday – again by steamship.” From: Das Ausland. Wochenschrift für