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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

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Akrel, Fredrik, Engraver, and Samuel Gustaf Benzelstierna Hermelin. Map of Sweden. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1797] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668391/.

APA citation style:

Akrel, F. & Hermelin, S. G. B. (1797) Map of Sweden. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668391/.

MLA citation style:

Akrel, Fredrik, Engraver, and Samuel Gustaf Benzelstierna Hermelin. Map of Sweden. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1797] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668391/>.