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The 226 City Maps of Jacob Van Deventer in Figures: Street Lengths, Accuracy in Relation to Modern Maps, Cross-Comparisons

The 226 City Maps of Jacob Van Deventer in Figures: Street Lengths, Accuracy in Relation to Modern Maps, Cross-Comparisons

Van Druenen, Peter

Paperback

CartographyGeography

ISBN10: 9004755020
ISBN13: 9789004755024
Publisher: Brill
Published: Jun 18 2026
Pages: 576
Weight: 3.05
Height: 1.23 Width: 8.46 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
In this publication, Peter van Druenen presents an innovative method by which - for the first time - all 226 city maps created by Jacob van Deventer between 1545 and 1575 have been systematically and consistently measured, analysed for quality, and compared. The essence of this 'Passus Method' lies in considering the relationship between the length of built-up street sides and the size of a city's population. The method enables objective comparisons with other city maps from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, thereby allowing for the construction of demographic series that are, in turn, important for mapping migration and urbanisation movements and patterns.

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