Historical landscape structure in the spring area of the Blanice River, Southern Bohemia — An example of the importance of old maps

Brůna, V. and Křováková, K. and Nedbal, V. (2010) Historical landscape structure in the spring area of the Blanice River, Southern Bohemia — An example of the importance of old maps. Acta Geodaetica et Geophysica Hungarica, 45 (1). pp. 48-55. ISSN 1217-8977

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Abstract

The present paper focuses on the use of old maps and written sources in analyses of the landscape structure and husbandry in the first half of the 19th century. The studied area is situated in the Boletice Military Area in Southern Bohemia (southwest of the Czech Republic). Attention was paid in particular to the area of the former villages of Ondřejov and Chlumany. The maps of the First and the Second Military Surveys, Stable Cadastre, and forestry maps were used for the analysis, together with selected written sources. The results show that ingenious agriculture including mowing, grazing of a notable number of cattle, ploughing and forestry was once characteristic in the area. This paper presents especially the woodland structure in the area and some inconsistencies that were found on the old maps.

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