Sketch of Mälaren Lake and Neighboring Areas. (Meler Lacvs Adiacentivmqve Terrarvm Delineatio) 1614

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Old map of Stockholm County, Sweden, Södermanland County, Uppsala County, Västmanland County.

century Dutch atlas. The National Library of Sweden acquired the map through purchase in 1976. Lake Mälaren is located in southeastern Sweden, just west of Stockholm. Covering approximately 1,140 square kilometers, the lake extends about 120 kilometers across Sweden and has more than 1,200 islands. Bureus (1571--1646) is known as the father of Swedish cartography. He embarked upon a career in the Royal Chancellery in 1602 and was entrusted with several important missions in the service of the state. In 1628 he was assigned the task of founding what was to become the Swedish National Land Survey. In 1624 he was made a member of the Swedish nobility with the name Anders Bure.

Created by Anders Bure in 1614.

• Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
• "Shelfmark: KoB 9 bd"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
• Original resource at: National Library of Sweden.
• Content in Latin.
• Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Map Tags

1614

Anders Bure

Map

Mälar Lake (Sweden)

Stockholm County

Sweden

Södermanland County

Uppsala County

Västmanland County