Geometriska Historical Maps of Sweden: Difference between revisions

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Sweden Historical Maps of Sweden Geometriska Historical Maps of Sweden

These maps were created between the late 1600's up until about 1750. They show aerial views of cultivation and places of residence.

How to find Geometriska Historical Maps[edit | edit source]

1. Go to the Historiska kartor section of the Lantmäteriet website (Firefox - Jan. 2019) at: Historiska kartor.

2. The Historiska kartor (Historical Maps) window opens. In the upper right hand corner, click on the link English

3. The English version of this website opens. It will be easier to use the Advanced Search options. To do this, click on the link Advanced Search

4. The Advanced Search window opens. Select the Archive you want to investigate from the drop down list. Usually this will be the Regional Archive

5. Choose the County from the drop down list. If you're not sure of the County name see a list at: Counties of Sweden

6. If you know the Municipality, click on the button Municipality and select which Municipality. If you know the Parish, click on the button Parish and select which Parish.

7. If you wish to see a list of all the maps available for your search, then skip this step. Otherwise fill in one or more of these last four fields to limit the number of maps.

Select the Region Name.
Select the year you want to start the search. It must be greater than 1599.
Select the year you want to end the search. It must be less than 1929.
Select the type of map you want. For help with translation see the Historical Maps of Sweden Word List.

8. Then click on the button Search

9. The Search Results window opens. You will see a list with 3 columns.

The first column is a link to the map itself. Click on that link to see the map.
The middle column is the type of map Not all the items are maps, some are documents. And some documents have maps. For help with translation see the Historical Maps of Sweden Word List.
The last column is the year when the map or document was made.

Other Resources[edit | edit source]

Additional copies of these maps can be found through Riksarkivet at Yngre geometriska kartor.

References[edit | edit source]

Ångström, Karl-Ingvar and Johansson, Björn, Kart-forskning Sverige Släktforskarförbunds Handböcker 3, Svärd & Söner, Falköping, 2011

Wikipedia Community, Jordebok, Swedish Wikipedia 2012

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 === How to find Geometriska Historical Maps  ===
-. Go to the Historiska kartor section of the Lantmäteriet website at: [https://historiskakartor.lantmateriet.se/ Historiska kartor].
+. Go to the Historiska kartor section of the Lantmäteriet website (Firefox - Jan. 2019) at: [https://historiskakartor.lantmateriet.se/historiskakartor/search.html Historiska kartor].
-. Click on '''Sök detaljerade kartor'''.
+. The Historiska kartor (Historical Maps) window opens. In the upper right hand corner, click on the link '''English'''
-. The drop down menu is not active immediately. Wait a minute or more for the system to engage.
+. The English version of this website opens. It will be easier to use the Advanced Search options. To do this, click on the link '''Advanced Search'''
-. Click on the '''Välj''' '''Län''' drop down menu to choose the County of interest.
+. The Advanced Search window opens. Select the Archive you want to investigate from the drop down list. Usually this will be the '''Regional Archive'''
 . Choose the County from the drop down list. If you're not sure of the County name see a list at: [[Counties of Sweden]]
-. The next choice is between the Socken/arkivserie (the parish or archive series) or the Kommun (the municipality). The default is set to '''Socken/arkivserie'''. Most of the time you will search by parish so you can leave it on the default.
+. If you know the Municipality, click on the button '''Municipality''' and select which Municipality. If you know the Parish, click on the button '''Parish''' and select which Parish.
-. Click on the '''Välj socken''' drop down menu and choose the parish of interest.
 . If you wish to see a list of all the maps available for your search, then skip this step. Otherwise fill in one or more of these last four fields to limit the number of maps.
-*Select the '''Ort/traktnamn''' (the smaller place name within the parish).
+*Select the Region Name.
-*Select the '''Årtal (fr.o.m.)''' the year or span of years that you want.
+*Select the year you want to start the search. It must be greater than 1599.
-*Select the '''Åtgärd''' (the type of measurement, or type of document that you want).  For help with translation see the [[Historical Maps of Sweden Word List]].
+*Select the year you want to end the search. It must be less than 1929.
-*Enter the name of the the '''Lantmätare''' (Surveyor) if you know the first and last name of who rendered the map.
+*Select the type of map you want.  For help with translation see the [[Historical Maps of Sweden Word List|Historical Maps of Sweden Word List]].
-*There is a box called "''Ej digitaliserade akter''" that can be checked if you want to find out about maps or documents that exist but have not been digitized. Unless you are ordering maps that have never been digitized, leave the box un-checked.
-. Then click on the button '''Sök''' (Search)'''.'''
+. Then click on the button '''Search'''
-. The Search Results window opens. You will see a list of rows and 3 columns.
+. The Search Results window opens. You will see a list with 3 columns.
-*The first column is the '''year (År)''' when the map or document was made.
+*The first column is a link to the map itself. Click on that link to see the map.
-*The middle column is the '''type of map or document (Beskrivning)'''. For help with translation see the [[Historical Maps of Sweden Word List|Historical Maps of Sweden Word List]].
+*The middle column is the '''type of map'''  Not all the items are maps, some are documents. And some documents have maps. For help with translation see the [[Historical Maps of Sweden Word List|Historical Maps of Sweden Word List]].
-*The last column is title or description of the place for which map was created '''(Beteckning)'''.
+*The last column is the year when the map or document was made.
-. Click on the row for the date, type, and place name of interest.
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