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Austrian Cartography and Cartographers
The Napoleon Series Maps and Mapmakers of the Napoleonic Wars: Austrian Cartography and Cartographers By: Richard Tennant Joseph Jean François, Count de Ferraris1 (Lunéville, April 20, 1726 – Vienna, April 1, 1814) was an Austrian general and cartographer. Between 1771 and 1778, Ferraris was commissioned by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and Emperor Joseph II to create a detailed Carte-de-Cabinet of the Austrian Netherlands. The maps were made on a scale 1:11,520 and formed a collection of 275 hand-coloured and hand-drawn maps 0,90 × 1,50 m each. These were accompanied by twelve volumes of handwritten commentaries relating to topics of economic and military interest (rivers, bridges, forests, possibilities for military camps, etc.) Three originals of the maps remain. One is in the Kriegsarchiv in Vienna, one is in the Rijksarchief in The Hague and the third one remains in the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels. The maps held in Brussels were the maps destined for Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, the Governor of the Austrian Netherlands, and were transferred to Belgium by Austria in 1922 as part of the World War I reparations. In 1777 and 1778, Ferraris issued a reduced version of the Cabinet Maps with a scale of 1:86,400 in 25 maps, issued for commercial sale (‘Carte Marchande’). The Ferraris maps were used to great extent during the military operations of the French Revolutionary Wars and during the Napoleonic Wars. Joseph Dirwaldt (sometimes Dirwald) Very little is recorded about his life other that he was the main cartographer with the famous Austrian cartographer and publishing house of Tranquillo Mollo in the beginning of the 19th century. -
Ferraris,The Legend
Published as: De Coene, K., Ongena, T., Stragier, F., Vervust, S., Bracke, W. & De Maeyer, P. (2012). Ferraris, the legend. The Cartographic Journal , vol. 49 (1), pp. 30-42. FERRARIS , THE LEGEND Karen De Coene, Thérèse Ongena 1, Frederic Stragier, Soetkin Vervust, Wouter Bracke, Philippe De Maeyer Department of Geography, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (Department of Biology, Ecosystem Management Research Group, University of Antwerp) [email protected] [email protected] (Prints and Maps, Royal Library of Belgium) [email protected] ABSTRACT At the end of the 18th century, a large-scale map of the Austrian Netherlands and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège was manufactured, covering more or less the current territory of Belgium. The work for this Carte de Cabinet was carried out by artillerists under the guidance of count Joseph de Ferraris, who was commissioned for the task by the Habsburg government. At the time that the map was designed, no modern legend was included. This report tries to fill that gap by presenting a legend that was constructed more systematically than any of its predecessors. It is based on the structure of the legend of the Topographic Map of Belgium and the CORINE land cover map , making it an easy-to-use tool for modern researchers. The problems encountered during the development of the legend are described, and the link between the Carte de Cabinet and 18 th -century French cartography as well as with cartographic manuals is also discussed. INTRODUCTION In the last quarter of the eighteenth century, an important chapter in Belgian map making was about to be written. -
Brussels: a Forest of Symbols the Largest Masonic Complex in the World?
The Quartier Royal of Brussels: a forest of symbols The largest masonic complex in the world? This study is dedicated to Pascal Pirotte Strength for the undertaking, Wisdom for the execution and Beauty for the ornament. All it takes is for the crowd to enjoy in the vision of the show : to the initiated will not escape, at the same time, its high significance. Goethe about Mozart's The Magic Flute "What are the duties of a Freemason?" - Fleeing vice and practising virtue - How should he practice virtue? - By preferring justice and truth to everything else". Masonic catechism Real secrets are those that continue to be secrets even when they are revealed. I do this in memory of those who were and those who are no longer. Masonry of the Templars (18th century) The Brussels Park or the Perfect Plan? (english version to be continued – 2021.02.23) F ull F rench version Brief presentation In his Bruxelles, Mille ans de mystères, Paul de Saint-Hilaire seems to be the first contemporary author to have considered the layout of the Royal Park of Brussels from a Masonic point of view1. He saw in it a desire to inscribe the Lodge's main tools in the plan of the Park itself. The following tools would thus be discovered: the compass, the square, the chisel, the mallet, the hammer, the perpendicular (or plumb line), the level, the ruler or lever, and the trowel (illustration above). Thirty years later, in his work Bruxelles maçonnique: faux mystères et vrais symboles2, the masonologist Jean van Win categorically rejected this thesis as phantasmagorical. -
Be Heritage Be . Brussels
HISTORY HERITAGE DAYS AND MEMORY 20 & 21 SEPT. 2014 be heritage be . brussels Info Featured pictograms Organisation of Heritage Days in Brussels-Capital Region: Regional Public Service of Brussels/Brussels Urban Development Opening hours and dates Department of Monuments and Sites a CCN – Rue du Progrès/Vooruitgangsstraat 80 – 1035 BRUSSELS Telephone helpline open on 20 and 21 September from 10h00 to 17h00: M Metro lines and stops 02/204.17.69 – Fax: 02/204.15.22 – www.heritagedaysbrussels.be [email protected] – #jdpomd – Bruxelles Patrimoines – Erfgoed Brussel T Trams The times given for buildings are opening and closing times. In case of large crowds, the organisers reserve the right to close the doors earlier in order to finish at the foreseen time. B Bus Smoking, eating and drinking is prohitited and in certain buildings the taking of photographs is not allowed either. Walking Tour/Activity “Listed” at the end of notices indicates the date on which the property described g was listed or registered on the list of protected buildings. The coordinates indicated at the top in color refer to a map of the Region. h Exhibition/Conference A free copy of this map can be requested by writing to the Department of Monuments and Sites. Bicycle Tour Information relating to public transport serving the sites was provided by STIB. b It indicates the closest stops to the sites or starting points and the lines served on Saturdays and Sundays. Music Please note that advance bookings are essential for certain tours (reservation ♬ number indicated below the notice). This measure has been implemented for the sole purpose of accommodating the public under the best possible conditions i Guided tour only or and ensuring that there are sufficient guides available. -
Title YPRES and the FRANCO-BELGIAN BORDER (17TH-18TH Century)
biblio.ugent.be The UGent Institutional Repository is the electronic archiving and dissemination platform for all UGent research publications. Ghent University has implemented a mandate stipulating that all academic publications of UGent researchers should be deposited and archived in this repository. Except for items where current copyright restrictions apply, these papers are available in Open Access. This item is the archived peer-reviewed author-version of: Title YPRES AND THE FRANCO-BELGIAN BORDER (17TH-18TH Century). 300th Anniversary of the Peace Treaties of Utrecht and Rastatt Authors Rik Opsommer In: Journal, Volume (Issue), pages, year. 2014 Tekst: Rik Opsommer Met medewerking van: Archives municipales de Dunkerque en Instituut voor Rechtsgeschiedenis (UGent). Grafische vormgeving: Frederik Pattyn. Deze brochure is een realisatie van het Stadsarchief Ieper. Optional: link to the article To refer to or to cite this work, please use the citation to the published version: Authors (year). Title. journal Volume(Issue) page-page. Doi E 1 YPRES AND THE FRANCO-BELGIAN BORDER (17TH-18TH Century) 300th Anniversary of the Peace Treaties of Utrecht and Rastatt Rik Opsommer TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Preface .............................................................................................................. 5 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 7 1. The Borders under the Ancien Regime (up to 1795) .......................... 9 2. The Franco-Spanish War and