Rzeka, młyny, wyspy i siano. Późnonowożytna mapa okolic Broku nad Bugiem w kontekście procesów środowiskowych
River, mills, islands, and hay. A late modern map of the Brok on the Bug area in the context of environmental processes
Author(s): Tomasz Związek, Dariusz BrykałaSubject(s): Historical Geography, Environmental Geography, Maps / Cartography, 18th Century
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Historyczne
Keywords: history of cartography; Brok; Morzyczyn Włościański; Bug River; environmental history; historical geography; White Forest; Visitation Sisters;
Summary/Abstract: The article analyses one of the eighteenth-century maps of the Bug river’s bed near Brok and Morzyczyn Włościański. The map is kept in the collections of the convent of the Visitation Nuns in Warsaw. The results presented in the article contributed to the dating of the map and the determination of its scale. Additionally, an attempt was made to analyse the environmental context of the Bug riverbed three centuries ago.
Journal: Studia Geohistorica
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 28-52
- Page Count: 25
- Language: Polish