Kartographie und Grundstückseigentum in der Frühen Neuzeit

Abstract

The present article gives a narrow overview of the History of Cartography and property in the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period. Besides that, the development of surveying and mapping in the Electorate of Bavaria up to and including the topographical cartography of the 19th century is shortly outlined, as well as the history of previous forms of property. In particular, numerous legal maps (particularly from the 16th and 17th centuries) are preserved today in archives, documenting historical borders of property and estate. This is shown with the help of illustrations of three selected manuscript maps.