The set of maps of the Colloredo-Mansfeld estate in Opočno deposited in the State Regional Archives in Zámrsk, is a unique cartographic source, which is not well known and has not been well researched. The article gives a description of the individual maps of this estate in northeastern Bohemia, including their production and content. It also shows the possibility of their further use for the reconstruction of historical landscape in the early modern period.
This article describes the use of GIS technology in urban historical studies, focusing on one case study about Rome in the 18th century. Specific methods of data acquisition and spatial analysis were developed in GIS environment, exploiting the versatility of this technology in the treatment of historical cartographic and documentary sources. This approach, based on the integration of archival sources that complement each other, makes possible the analysis of urban phenomenologies according to different thematic keys, offering diversified insights into the urban context.
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