| Title |
Lietuvos geležinkeliai senuosiuose žemėlapiuose / |
| Translation of Title |
Lithuanian railways marked on old maps. |
| Authors |
Lukoševičius, Viktoras |
| DOI |
10.3846/20296991.2012.679774 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Geodesy and cartography.. Vilnius; Abingdon : Vilnius Gediminas Technical University; Taylor & Francis Ltd.. 2012, t. 38, no. 1, p. 41-56.. ISSN 2029-6991 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Lithuania ; historiography ; maps ; wide railway ; narrow–gauge railway ; toponyms |
| Abstract [eng] |
This paper researches the representation of Lithuanian railways as a geographical object on old maps. It highlights the most significant stages of development of wide and narrow gauge railways and that of cartography in the background of historical events. The paper presents maps of Lithuanian railways collected from different sources and discusses map characteristics. It also provides links that are helpful to readers interested in more detailed studies of specific maps. The author summarises the research results by making a conclusion that old maps are an excellent source for historic studies of the development of Lithuanian state transport system and its impact on local and foreign economy. The author expects that the material presented in the paper will acquaint its readers with Lithuanian railway maps and become an object of research for those who are interested in the past of the nation and the state. The author stresses the ultimate necessity to reconstruct the map depicting the old internal network of Lithuanian railways in order to conserve these historic documents that are important to the Lithuanian state. This would allow a wider public access to them versus a small group of researchers of history archives. |
| Published |
Vilnius; Abingdon : Vilnius Gediminas Technical University; Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2012 |
| CC license |
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