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[Vänern Sea] Charta ofwer Sion Wenern i Stod af...

Stock# 70259

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Nils Marelius

Title

[Vänern Sea] Charta ofwer Sion Wenern i Stod af Astronomiska Observationer och Matningar giorde pa Isen, forfattad wid Kongl:

Publication Place / Date

Stockholm / 1773

Image Dimensions

18.5 x 21.5 inches

Color

Hand Colored

Condition

Stock# 70259

$ 675.00

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Description

Uncommon map of the Vänern Sea region by the Swedish cartographer Nils Marelius (1707-1791).

The map was published as a separate map in Stockholm, 1773, by Kongliga Lantmäteri Contoiret (Royal Institute of Surveyors) and engraved by C. Bergquist.

Condition Description

Minor staining and soiling.

Nils Marelius Biography

Marelius is considered Sweden's foremost cartographer before the 19th century,

Nils Marelius first worked at the the Swedish Surveying and Mapping Office in 1734. He became an assistant surveyor in 1747 and later an engineer, working his way up to director in 1781.

Marelius authored and nd published a number of important maps and cartographic surveys.

Marelius became a member of the Academy of Sciences in 1769.

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