Cartometric analysis of old maps of Czech Lands: Map of Bohemia and map of Moravia by Petrus Kaerius
2009
Abstract
The article deals with cartographic assessment of two significant cartographic works from the beginning of 17th century depicting the territory of Czech lands: map of Bohemia and map of Moravia by Petrus Kaerius. The methodology of map assessment is based on geometric analysis of sets of identical points in an old map and a reference map by means of multiquadratic interpolation.