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Pomeranian Plans and Maps Collection
Repository
Archiwum Państwowe w Gdańsku
State Archives in Gdansk
Gdansk,
Poland
www.gdansk.ap.gov.pl
Record group
| Pomeranian Plans and Maps Collection | ||
| Kolekcja pomorskich planów i map | ||
| Reference code | : | PL/10/1126 |
| Period | : | 1634-1945 (-1950) |
| Extent | : | 879 items |
Abstract
The collection mainly contains hand-drawn and printed maps and plans ordered by the offices of the Polish and Prussian State and the town of Gdansk. They consist of general maps and atlases, maps of estates, plans of Pomeranian and other European towns, projects of the rebuilding of the Gdansk harbour entrance (with measures of depth), maps of waterways in Pomerania, and technical drawings of ships, buildings and fortification constructions for the defence of Gdansk and Pomeranian towns.
Relevant contents
| Period | : | 1650 - 1802 |
| Countries involved | : | Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, The Netherlands, Various countries |
| Languages | : | Latin, Low German |
Most of the relevant materials (all beginning with 1126/) are hand-drawn coloured maps of the Vistula River and the entrance to the harbour of Gdansk with measures of depth in the harbour's canal. There are also projects of harbor cranes and icebreakers, as well as atlases and general maps of the Polish, Prussian, Lithuanian and Latvian coasts.
- 377, 379, 380, 577: Maps and geographical atlases of Poland, West Prussia, East Prussia, Lithuania and Latvia, by Schrötter and J.A.B. Rizzi Zannoni, 1701, 1772-1802.
- 471-482, 503: Sailors maps of the entrance to the harbour of Gdansk, depicting changes and depth measures, by P.Willer and Ritter, 1670, 1677, 1688-1692, 1694-1695, 1725, 1738, 1786.
- 576, 595, 613-614, 874: Maps of the town of Gdansk, maps of the entrance to the Gdansk harbour, and plans of fortifications, 1734, 1784, 1790, panorama of the town of Gdansk, 1739.
- 570, 574, 578-579: Maps of the delta of the Vistula and Nogat Rivers and the Baltic coast, 1650, 1724, 1760, 1789.
- 694: Technical plan of an icebreaker, c. 1650.
- 737: Technical plan of a harbour crane, c. 1750.
Accessibility
Inventory.
The materials have to be consulted on microfilm (nos. E-60165-61036).
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