(09-05-2016, 03:31 PM)Davidsch wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.@JKP: thanks JKP, we i know: discussed this by e-mail before a while ago, but what i mean is an old map during years 1400
I made a (current) google map with the interesting stuff and on it and it would be interesting to lay that old map over it.
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Maps were different then.
Most maps consisted of an actual drawing of the town, often with each building shown (or at least part of the roof showing) and the major landmarks like the portal towers, and there were no cars in those days, so there were usually only 2 to 4 main roads leading into each town.
Except for the very broadview maps (which were created by explorers or by military strategists), it wasn't until towns got too large (and roads too numerous) that they started regularly drawing schematic aerial maps as we know them.
If you look up the Abraham Cresque map from 1375, which is an amazing map for its time, you will get a sense of how primitive the broadview maps were in those days. Cartography was in its infancy.
It is important though, because the borders varied constantly (they were always fighting over the most important mountain passes or strategic points on rivers) and political alliances often determined who gave what to whom (e.g., manuscripts like the VMS).
If you type antique maps into Google, you might be able to find a few broader-view schematic maps. There's one of the Lake Constance area that depicts how it looked around 1500, but I don't have the whole map. Many of the earliest maps are in the hands of private collectors.