Early Geological Maps of Europe: Central Europe 1750 to 1840 by Jan Kozák, Alena Čejchanová, Zdeněk Kukal, Karel Pošmourný
By Jan Kozák, Alena Čejchanová, Zdeněk Kukal, Karel Pošmourný
This e-book specializes in the presentation and review of geological maps of the crucial Europe from 1750 as much as 1840. Milestones in presentation of stratigraphy and tectonics and new geological versions on such maps might be underlined. Map descriptions include basics editorial info in addition to the map author’s association and biographies. It represents for the area of the primary Europe the 1st paintings of this sort. Geological maps characterize geological synthesis and point out the extent of geological wisdom all through historical past. They function instructions for an monetary usage of mineral deposits and additional geological investigation.
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The main relief features (hills and mountain chains) are depicted by hatching. Although the title refers to a mineralogical map, it is actually a purely petrographical one; that is, it depicts exclusively the distribution of rocks without special attention to mineral resources. Nevertheless, a rough chronological Mapped Area Approximately 42,000 km2. Mapping Area Wrocław (Breslau) and Ostrava (Ostrau) indicate its northern and southern extensions; Bieruń (Berun) and Gryfow Śląski (Greiffenberg) serve as the eastern and western boundaries.
It undoubtedly indicates increasing interest of naturalists and political circles in research and documentation of natural conditions in their lands. This map represents considerable advancement in knowledge of European geology. 30 Map 11 Plan des Vulkanischen Gebirges von Eperies bis Tokay. 1 Descriptions of Individual Maps with Their Reproduction Plan des Vulkanischen Gebirges von Eperies bis Tokay 1791 Johann Ehrenreich Fichtel Title in English Map of volcanic mountains from Eperies (Prešov) to Tokaj.
912. Supplementary Information This is one of the German maps illustrating increased interest in natural sciences by the end of the eighteenth century. W. Voigt’s map can be classified as proto-geological because it shows several types of rocks placed on a topographic base map. Depiction of volcanic elevations is interesting, as well as that of silicites, sandstones, and limestones. However, a delimitation of occurrences of the individual rock units is not shown. Both stratigraphical and tectonic aspects are missing, as expected with regard to the year of the map’s production.