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Gedde's maps of Copenhagen refers to a set of maps created by Christian Gedde in the 1750s, consisting of 12 sectional maps showing the official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark as well as a general bird's-eye view map in isometric perspective toward the southwest showing the whole city. The original title of the work was Charta over den kongelige Residencestad Kiöbenhavn med dens omkringliggende Egne (English: Map of the Royal Residence City Copenhagen and its surrounding Meadows). It is an important source of information about mid 18th-century Copenhagen. A printed version was first published in 2002 and Copenhagen City Archives launched a website with a digitalized version in 2011. ==History== One third of Copenhagen was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1728. In the 1740s, Sibrandt led the work with production of new local maps which registered land use and ownership. They were used for taxation purposes and organization of local militias, which played an important role in the defense of the city.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Christian Gedde's maps )〕 In the 1750s, Frederick V decided to publish a comprehensive map of Copenhagen. The city's Magistrate was put in charge of the project and called on the services of Samuel Christoph Gedde, head of the engineering corps (''Fortifikationsetaten'').〔 GSamuel Christoph Gedde assigned the task to his son, Christian Gedde, who was an officer in the engineering troops. He embarked on the work in 1757 and had completed his updates of the 12 district maps in late 1758. The district maps formed the basis for the overview map which according to specific orders from the King was to be in the same style as Louis Bretez's Turgot map of Paris which had been published in 1739.An aim of the map was to show that Copenhagen had risen from the ashes after the Fire of 1728 and to promote the city as an important regional centre, worthy of the absolute monarch. Christian Gedde completed the elevated map in 1761. From 1771, it hung in City Hall on Gammeltorv. It was rescued from the flames during the Copenhagen Fire of 1795 and later moved to the new city hall on Nytorv. It is now kept in the Copenhagen City Archives.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gedde's maps of Copenhagen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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