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VII. Maps.
In maps of an extensive, but sparsely peopled country like the
Scandinavian peninsula there is abundant space for names, and as
there is no lack of these (see below, ‘Nomenclature’) the traveller
will often be misled by their apparent importance. In
monntain-ous and remote districts particularly, each farm-house and even
many insignificant ‘sæters’ or chalets are named in almost as bold
type as Christiania itself. In the maps in the Handbook the
names of unimportant ‘gaards’ have been omitted, but those of
churches carefully marked. Where several different names are
applied to the same place that most commonly used is given.
In Norway a series of Ordnance Maps, the publication of
which began in 1826, on the scale of 1 :200,000, includes as yet
only the southern half of Norway and the Tromsø-Amt (p. 253).
These maps are executed entirely in black, and are often
indistinct, as most of the plates have suffered from frequent use. A
series of 200 newT ordnance maps on a scale of 1 : 100,000, called
the ‘ Topografisk Kart over Konyeriget Norge’ (water coloured blue,
mountains indicated by contour lines and shaded in chalk), and a
less satisfactory 1 Generalkart over det sydlige Norge’, on a scale of
1 :400,000 (in three colours; to be completed in 18 sheets) are
now in progress. At the beginning of 1889 the eight
southernmost sheets of the latter had been published, while of the former
there had appeared 21 sheets of the district round Christiania,
29 sheets of Throndhjem and neighbourhood, 4 of Bergen, 1 of
the Sogndal, and 1 of Galdhøpiggen. For travelling purposes the
most satisfactory maps that have as yet been issued are the
Reise-kart over det Sydlige ft Nordlige Norye, on a scale of 1 :800,000,
prepared from official sources by Lieutenant Nissen (published by
Cammermeyer of Christiania, 2nd cd., 1887; six plates, l1/., kr.
each), and Oscar Nielsens Lomme-Reisekart over Norge (1: 400,000;
same publishers; in sections at 40-80 0. each). In Lieut. Nissen’s
map the ‘skyds - stations’, the distances between them, and other
points useful to tourists are carefully noted. Lastly we may
mention 1 Haffner ft Dahl’s Kart over Finmarkens Amt’ (1:400,000; two
plates).
Of Sweden, on the other hand, there exists a most satisfactory
ordnance map, called the ‘Topografiska Corpsens Karta öfver
Sverige’ (water coloured blue), on a scale of 1 : 100,000. In 1888
about 65 sheets had appeared, extending on the N. to Lake Yenern
and Getle. — Another excellent map is the lGeneralkarta öfoer
Sverige’ (1 : 100,000), in three plates, of which the two
southernmost have been issued. — We may also mention the ‘Liinskartor
(1 : 200,000) and the lGeografisk Atlas iifver Sveriges’ by Dr. M. Roth.
The latter, which is published in two parts (physical and
political). has been left incomplete.
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