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MARELIUS, NILS.

1717-1791. Född 31 oktober 1717. Död 25 oktober 1791.
Inskrevs vid Uppsala Universitet 1729. Han hamnade 1734 i Lantmäteriets tjänst där han 1747 utnämndes till förste lantmätare. Han var Lantmäteriets främste och flitigaste kartograf. Upprättade flera provinskartor och kartor över Vättern och Vänern. Han invaldes i KVA 1769.
Även författare till kartografiska skrifter och beskrivningar. Dessa läckra små skifter i liten 8:o är sällsynta och eftersökta.

Bland arbeten.
Beskrifning Til Chartan öfver Sjön Wenern.
Beskrifning Til Chartan öfver de til Segelfarten tienlige Siöar och Strömmar imellan Götheborg och Norrköping.


Matematiska institutionen, Uppsala universitet.

BLOM, GUSTAV PETER.

1785-1869. Född i Hurum, död i Drammen.
Norsk ämbetsman. Tog juridisk examen 1807, blev sockenskrivare i Nordre Jarlsberg 1810, byfogde och byskrivare i Drammen 1826, länsman i Buskerud 1831-57. Stortingsman under en rad år och medlem av flera offentliga kommissioner, däribland 'Hovedmatrikuleringskommisjonen' 1823-38. Han författade en rad ekonomiska och statistiska skrifter. Av dessa kan nämnas 'Das Königreich Norwegen statistisch beschrieben' från 1843. Medlem av Vetenskapssällskapet i Trondheim.
Bland arbeten.
Das Königreich Norwegen statistisch beschrieben.


K. St. O.O. Halvorsen.

SANSON, PIERRE MOULARD.


Sonson till Nicolas Sanson (se denne).


Amiral Häggs flaggkarta. - Stockholm 1888.


Gräslök, Allium schoenoprasum - Lindman, C. A. M, Bilder ur Nordens Flora 1917-26.

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Dudley Chase, Ernest.

Pictorial maps - maps with vignette illustrations on top of the geographical content - go back practically to the known beginning of cartographic history: Petroglyph maps dating from the Neolithic sometimes are found combining geographic features with representations of animals, people or dwellings.

Vignette insets or overlays are also found throughout the period of printed maps. But maps richly overlaid with small pictures are more commonly found from the 19th century onwards. (A notable exception is the Carta Marina of Olaus Magnus, published in Venice in 1539, which presents a depiction of Scandinavia with more than 100 small woodcut illustrations of animals, real and imagined, and of people pursuing all kinds of activities, such as hunting, fishing, skiing, etc.)

Ernest Dudley Chase was an exceptional creator of pictorial maps. Though he worked primarily as a graphic artist and businessman in the greeting card industry, Chase also designed, drew, and self-published more than 50 pictorial maps, each densely packed with detailed vignettes reflecting the areas portrayed. In this map of the United States, each state's capitol building is shown, as well as many other vignettes of buildings, famous sights (e.g. Niagra Falls, Hoover Dam) and pictures of people pursuing outdoor activities (fishing, horseback riding, panning for gold, etc.) appropriate to the particular region. In addition to the vignettes in the body of the map, there are 32 vignettes drawn in the blank areas outside the country's borders, mostly showing famous buildings, and 4 vignettes in the corners showing symbols of the country's natural bounty: a bull's head, a longhorn sheep's head, a sheaf of wheat, and a branch from a cotton plant.

Most of Chase's maps display a sense of humor. Though this map is mostly serious and respectful in its portrayal of the United States, the humor creeps in from time to time, such as the small collection of broken hearts outside of Reno, Nevada.

Since Chase published and sold his maps on his own, many of them bear his manuscript signature, as can be seen in the bottom margin, at the left, in this example.

In March, 2003 the Harvard Map Collection presented an exhibit of the pictorial maps of Ernest Dudley Chase, curated by Joseph Garver. The Boston Map Society met on the opening night, and the members were given a guided tour of the exhibit.

To see more online images of Chase's maps, click here to go to the Harvard Library online catalogue (Hollis), enter 'Ernest Dudley Chase' in the 'Search For' field, and click 'Search'. Follow the 'Internet Links' to see images for the individual maps.
Bland arbeten:
A Pictorial Map of North America 1945.
A Pictorial Map of South America 1942.

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