Kaart over Island med omgivende Dybder Laengderne i dette Kaart ere 5' 15" for store. [Map of Iceland with Surrounding Depths.]
Updated to 1892. "Rare separately published general sea chart of Iceland, based upon surveys conducted for the Kongelige Danske Søkort-Arkiv (Royal Danish Chart Archive). Charting the Coast of Iceland As of the end of the 18th Century, there were still no meaningfully accurate charts of the coa...
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ftdavidrumseyc:oai:N/A:RUMSEY~8~1~340264~90108430 2024-05-12T08:05:31+00:00 Kaart over Island med omgivende Dybder Laengderne i dette Kaart ere 5' 15" for store. [Map of Iceland with Surrounding Depths.] Kongelige Danske Søkort-Arkiv Iceland 1871 Full Image Download in JP2 Format 62 93 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~340264~90108430 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/195/10983000.jpg unknown Kongelige Danske Søkort-Arkiv Copenhagen 10983.000 https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~340264~90108430 https://media.davidrumsey.com/MediaManager/srvr?mediafile=/Size4/RUMSEY~8~1/195/10983000.jpg Chart Map 1871 ftdavidrumseyc 2024-04-12T13:43:37Z Updated to 1892. "Rare separately published general sea chart of Iceland, based upon surveys conducted for the Kongelige Danske Søkort-Arkiv (Royal Danish Chart Archive). Charting the Coast of Iceland As of the end of the 18th Century, there were still no meaningfully accurate charts of the coast of Iceland. The first serious work on this project was undertaken under the auspices of the Danish Royal Navy by captain Hans Erik Minor, who wassent to Iceland in 1776. Minor surveyed the area from Reykjanes to Snæfellsness, before his untimely death. Also in 1776, J. P. Wleugel was dispatched to Iclenad to survey parts of the eastern Fjords. In 1788, Minor's charts were published under the direction of Poul de Løvenørn, director of the Danish Institute of Surveying, with their corrections and changes. While the completion of the charting of these sections of Iceland was important, a signficant part of the island remained uncharted. Poul de Løvenørn led the effort to persuade the Royal Court to recommence surveying in 1800, proposing that the coastal measurements be resumed off Iceland and pointing out that Minor and Wleugel's charts were not suffciently accurate. It was resolved to pursue the project, with Norwegian officers Ole Mentzen Aanum and Ole Ohlsen, commissioned for the work. In 1803, Ohlsen was joined by Hans Jørgen Wetlesen and Hans Frisak. In 1805-6, Ohlsen and Wetlesen resigned and were replaced by Michael Smith and Hans Jacob Scheel. It was then up to Frisak and Scheel to do most of the work. When they left in 1814, they had triangulated the entire coast but had not completed the project. In 1815, Lieutenant Moritz Ludvig Born and Surveyor Arent Aschlund were sent to Iceland to complete the work, which required until 1818. In all, the surveying work had lasted for 18 years. The resulting coastal charts were thereafter issued in six parts between 1818-1826 by Løvenørn with the help of Scheels. The chart of Faxaflói was not released, perhaps because Minor's chart of 1788 covered the region. An key map ... Map Iceland David Rumsey Historical Map Collection (Cartography Associates) Faxaflói ENVELOPE(-22.451,-22.451,64.322,64.322) Reykjanes ENVELOPE(-22.250,-22.250,65.467,65.467) |
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Updated to 1892. "Rare separately published general sea chart of Iceland, based upon surveys conducted for the Kongelige Danske Søkort-Arkiv (Royal Danish Chart Archive). Charting the Coast of Iceland As of the end of the 18th Century, there were still no meaningfully accurate charts of the coast of Iceland. The first serious work on this project was undertaken under the auspices of the Danish Royal Navy by captain Hans Erik Minor, who wassent to Iceland in 1776. Minor surveyed the area from Reykjanes to Snæfellsness, before his untimely death. Also in 1776, J. P. Wleugel was dispatched to Iclenad to survey parts of the eastern Fjords. In 1788, Minor's charts were published under the direction of Poul de Løvenørn, director of the Danish Institute of Surveying, with their corrections and changes. While the completion of the charting of these sections of Iceland was important, a signficant part of the island remained uncharted. Poul de Løvenørn led the effort to persuade the Royal Court to recommence surveying in 1800, proposing that the coastal measurements be resumed off Iceland and pointing out that Minor and Wleugel's charts were not suffciently accurate. It was resolved to pursue the project, with Norwegian officers Ole Mentzen Aanum and Ole Ohlsen, commissioned for the work. In 1803, Ohlsen was joined by Hans Jørgen Wetlesen and Hans Frisak. In 1805-6, Ohlsen and Wetlesen resigned and were replaced by Michael Smith and Hans Jacob Scheel. It was then up to Frisak and Scheel to do most of the work. When they left in 1814, they had triangulated the entire coast but had not completed the project. In 1815, Lieutenant Moritz Ludvig Born and Surveyor Arent Aschlund were sent to Iceland to complete the work, which required until 1818. In all, the surveying work had lasted for 18 years. The resulting coastal charts were thereafter issued in six parts between 1818-1826 by Løvenørn with the help of Scheels. The chart of Faxaflói was not released, perhaps because Minor's chart of 1788 covered the region. An key map ... |
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Kongelige Danske Søkort-Arkiv Kaart over Island med omgivende Dybder Laengderne i dette Kaart ere 5' 15" for store. [Map of Iceland with Surrounding Depths.] |
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Kaart over Island med omgivende Dybder Laengderne i dette Kaart ere 5' 15" for store. [Map of Iceland with Surrounding Depths.] |
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Kaart over Island med omgivende Dybder Laengderne i dette Kaart ere 5' 15" for store. [Map of Iceland with Surrounding Depths.] |
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Kaart over Island med omgivende Dybder Laengderne i dette Kaart ere 5' 15" for store. [Map of Iceland with Surrounding Depths.] |
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Kaart over Island med omgivende Dybder Laengderne i dette Kaart ere 5' 15" for store. [Map of Iceland with Surrounding Depths.] |
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Kaart over Island med omgivende Dybder Laengderne i dette Kaart ere 5' 15" for store. [Map of Iceland with Surrounding Depths.] |
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kaart over island med omgivende dybder laengderne i dette kaart ere 5' 15" for store. [map of iceland with surrounding depths.] |
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Kongelige Danske Søkort-Arkiv |
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ENVELOPE(-22.451,-22.451,64.322,64.322) ENVELOPE(-22.250,-22.250,65.467,65.467) |
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Iceland |
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