Tallinn-Hannover: the scandinavian Route

Charta öfver Gästrikland och Hellsingland Cartographer/Engraver/Publisher: F. A. U. Cronstedt Stockholm, 1796 Copper engraving, 59 x 55 cm

This map, created during the time of Swedish dominion, shows what was to become the Grand Duchy of Finland, which emerged from the cessation of Finland to the Russian Empire in 1809 and enjoyed a considerable level of autonomy. The map also displays those territories (“Old Finland”) that Sweden had ceded to Russia in 1721/1743 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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