Tallinn-Hannover: the scandinavian Route

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In 1847, the publishing house of the brothers Jänecke issued one of the best-known guides to the city of Hanover. It describes and shows the highlights of the capital of the Kingdom of Hanover, which was ruled in personal union with the United Kingdom until 1837. The lithographic print includes a detailed map of the

Die Königl. Haupt- und Residenz-Stadt Hannover mit ihren Umgebungen, Cartographer/Engraver/Publisher: Jänecke, Hanover 1856, Lithograph, 41 x 35 cm

Beginning in the 1780s, the star-shaped fortifications of Hanover were razed. The sconces, bastions and moats of the fortifications had their origins in the Middle Ages and had last been reinforced during the Seven Years’ War. By razing the walls, the growing capital of the Electorate of Hanover gained space for further expansion. The wall’s

Plan der Königlich-Chürfürstlichen Residenz-Stadt Hannover : im Fürstenthum Calenberg am Leine-Fluss belegen, unter 52°, 22′, 18″ Nördlicher Breite und 9°, 50′ Ostlicher Länge von London: nebst allen Veränderungen und Verbesserungen, welche nach der Demolition der Vestungswercke vom Jahre 1780 bis 1800, entstanden Cartographer/Engraver/Publisher: J. F. Saltzenberg, Johann Ludwig Hogreve Hanover, 1800

This is another map from an important Dutch publishing house of the Golden Age (Frederik de Wit). It still shows the Kingdom of Denmark with those provinces that were later lost to Sweden – Schonen, Blekinge and Halland. This is the first map published by the firm’s founder Frederik de Wit. While, compared to the

Perfeckte Kaerte van ‘t Coninckryck Denemarcken Cartographer/Engraver/Publisher: Frederick de Wit Amsterdam, 1689 Copper engraving, 43 x 53 cm

In early modern times, Denmark was a regional power in the western Baltic. The map by Dutch publisher Justus Danckerts illustrates Denmark’s geopolitical role as a double hinge: between continental central Europe and Scandinavia as well as between the Baltic and the North Sea. The toll collected in the Øresund was very important for trade

Dania Regnum In quo sunt Ducatus Holsatia et Slesvicum Insulæ Danicæ et Provinciæ Iutia, Scania, Blekingia et Hallandia Cartographer/Engraver/Publisher: Justuts Danckerts Amsterdam, 1680 Copper engraving, 48 x 57 cm

This map of the Swedish provinces of Gästrikland and Hälsingland is in the style of a so-called island map, which does not show the surrounding provinces (höfdinggedöme). The two provinces lie immediately north of the old Swedish centre of power around Stockholm and Uppsala and thus acted as gateways to the North. In the final