MEMORY OF THE WORLD REGISTER Sound Toll Registers N° 2006-56 PART A – ESSENTIAL INFORMATION 1 SUMMARY The Sound Toll Registers constitute a record group of immense international relevance. It provides detailed information about every single ship and cargo that entered the Baltic and departed from the Baltic through the Danish straits. The Sound Toll was introduced in the 15th century. The oldest Sound Toll Register that has been kept til today is from 1497, while the series is complete from 1557 to 1857, when the Sound Toll was abolished. The Sound Toll Registers contain a wealth of information and provide a most valuable potential for research of many kinds and concerning many nations. Nowhere else can be found a record group of equivalent value when it comes to important information concerning international trade over several decades. The Sound Toll Registers are kept in the Danish National Archives. 2 DETAILS OF THE NOMINATOR 2.1 Name (person or organisation) Dr. Johan Peter Noack, The Danish National Archives 2.2 Relationship to the documentary heritage nominated Dr. Noack is National Archivist of the Danish National Archives 2.3 Contact person (s) National Archivist, Dr. Johan Peter Noack 2.4 Contact details (include address, phone, fax, email) The Danish National Archives, Rigsdagsgaarden 9, DK-1218 Copenhagen K Phone +45 33 92 33 10, fax +45 33 15 3239, e-mail
[email protected] 3 IDENTITY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE 3.1 Name and identification details of the items being nominated The Sound Toll Registers 1497-1857 comprise a litlle more than five hundred volumes.