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MOȘTENIRI CARTOGRAFICE HABSBURGICE ÎN BUCOVINA
Habsburg Cartographic Legacies in Bukovina

Author(s): Alexandru-Ionuț Cristea
Subject(s): Historical Geography, Maps / Cartography, Local History / Microhistory, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Bukovina; historical maps; geodetic activities; Habsburg cartography;

Summary/Abstract: This study presents the most significant geodetic and cartographic activities in Bucovina, carried out in the first century of Austrian administration. The large number of cartographic materials reflect different concerns – strategic (political/military), financial-administrative or scientific, and nonetheless, the long-lasting care of the Monarchy to dispose of accurate geographical data and to use the latest technical innovations in the field. Consequently, nowadays the region has a rich fund of historical maps, unique in the extra-Carpathian part of the country, and preserves traces of the oldest modern geodetic operations on the Romanian territory.

  • Issue Year: 57/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 685-705
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Romanian