Map Map of Sweden. Charta öfwer Swerige
About this Item
Title
- Map of Sweden.
Other Title
- Charta öfwer Swerige
Summary
- This map shows the Kingdom of Sweden as it appeared at the end of the 18th century. At the time, the kingdom included present-day Sweden as well as Finland, which, however, was lost to the Russian Empire in 1809. The map is the work of Samuel Gustaf Hermelin (1744-1820), a Swedish industrialist and diplomat who also practiced cartography. Hermelin studied mining at the University of Uppsala before traveling to the United States to study industrialization. While in North America, he was instrumental in establishing diplomatic relations between Sweden and the United States. After his return home, Hermelin tried to start a profitable mining business in Swedish Lapland, but such operations only became profitable after Hermelin's death, when rail connections were established between Lapland and southern Sweden.
Names
- Akrel, Fredrik, 1748-1804 Engraver.
- Hermelin, Samuel Gustaf Benzelstierna, 1744-1820 Creator.
Created / Published
- [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1797.
Headings
- - Denmark
- - Estonia
- - Finland
- - Latvia
- - Lithuania
- - Norway
- - Russian Federation
- - Sweden
- - 1797
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 1 map : color ; 65 x 68 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: National Library of Brazil.
- - Content in Swedish.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021668391
Online Format
- compressed data
- image