标题：Franz von Weiss’ maps of SE Europe (1821, 1829) issued in two crucial dates associated with the establishment of the Modern Greek state in early 19th century: A digital comparative approach
出版社：National Centre for Maps and Cartographic Heritage
摘要：Franz von Weiss (1791 1858), an Austrian military cartographer, prepared in 1821 and 1829two multi sheet maps representing SE Europe (in particular the Balkan Peninsula), the"Geographische Karte des Osmanischen Reiches" in 17 sheets and the "Carte der Europaeischen Turkey nebst einem Theile von Kleinasien" in 21 sheets, in almost the same scale,(appr. 1:575.000). The years these two maps are created correspond to two fundamentally crucial years in the process of birth of the Modern Greek state, since 1821 is the year of the beginningof the struggle for Greek Independence and 1829 refers to the establishment of the autonomus Greek state. These two von Weiss' maps are not widely known, but represent a strongpoint in the Greek cartographic heritage associated as well to the Austrian political and geostrategic interests in SE Europe during the first decades of the 19thc. The similarity of Weiss'cartography with that of Lapie's representations of the same area at almost the same period(1822, 1826) developed a research interest in analyzing these maps using digital processingtechniques. In the paper the historic evidence of Franz von Weiss' maps in relation to early 19thcent. History of Greece is documented as well as the similarities of the Austrian maps withLapie's coetaneous cartographic representations
关键词：Franz von Weiss; Geostrategic maps; Pierre Lapie; South East Europe maps; Nineteenth century cartography;Cartographic heritage; Digital cartographic technologies
