The Great Hungarian Plain in the sheets of the Habsburg military surveys and some historical maps — A case study of the Körös/Criş Drainage Basin

Petrovszki, J.; Mészáros, János

doi:10.1556/ageod.45.2010.1.9

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“…Cadastral maps are also spatially accurate, but since they focus on property, they are not physical but rather thematic maps (Petrovszki and Mészáros, 2010). While the direct representation of hydrologically relevant features may be limited, historic property boundaries are frequently linked to river channels, wetlands, or other natural boundaries.…”

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Historic maps as a data source for socio-hydrology: a case study of the Lake Balaton wetland system, Hungary

Zlinszky

Timár

2013

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Socio-hydrology is the science of human influence on hydrology and the influence of the water cycle on human social systems. This newly emerging discipline inherently involves a historic perspective, often focusing on timescales of several centuries. While data on human history is typically available for this time frame, gathering information on the hydrological situation during such a period can prove difficult: measured hydrological data for such long periods are rare, while models and secondary data sets from geomorphology, pedology or archaeology are typically not accurate enough over such a short time. In the first part of this study, the use of historic maps in hydrology is reviewed. Major breakthroughs were the acceptance of historic map content as valid data, the use of preserved features for investigating situations earlier than the map, and the onset of digital georeferencing and data integration. Historic maps can be primary quantitative sources of hydro-geomorphological information, they can provide a context for point-based measurements over larger areas, and they can deliver time series for a better understanding of change scenarios.In the second part, a case study is presented: water level fluctuations of Lake Balaton were reconstructed from maps, levelling logs and other documents. An 18th century map system of the whole 5700 km 2 catchment was georeferenced, integrated with two 19th century map systems, and wetlands, forests and open water digitized. Changes in wetland area were compared with lake water level changes in a 220 yr time series. Historic maps show that the water level of the lake was closer to present-day levels than expected, and that wetland loss pre-dates drainage of the lake.The present and future role of historic maps is discussed. Historic hydrological data has to be treated with caution: while it is possible to learn form the past, the assumption that future changes will be like past changes does not always hold. Nevertheless, old maps are relatively accessible data sets and the knowledge base for using them is rapidly growing, and it can be expected that long-term time series will be established by integrating georeferenced map systems over large areas.In the Appendix, a step-by-step guide to using historic maps in hydrology is given, starting from finding a map, through georeferencing and processing the map to publication of the results.

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Historic maps as a data source for socio-hydrology: a case study of the Lake Balaton wetland system, Hungary

Zlinszky

Timár

2013

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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“…Such a layer only exists for the 2 nd Military Survey for the Czech Republic (Pavelková et al, 2016), although our research has demonstrated the importance of surveying an historical landscape, especially for the 1st Military Survey. Its more precise processing in GIS could, however, be difficult with respect to the absence of geodetic data (Demek et al, 2008;Petrovszki and Mészáros, 2010). Place names themselves present another methodological issue.…”

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“…Sporadically, maps from the Stabile cadastre (1:2,800; 1824-1843) were used; they are also available via the web Geoportal ČÚZK. The selected historical cartographic sources are widely used by scientists from the perspective of researching water elements and their development in the landscape (Brůna et al, 2010;Havlíček et al, 2014;Petrovszki and Mészáros, 2010;Skaloš and Engstová, 2010).…”

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Discovering extinct water bodies in the landscape of Central Europe using toponymic GIS

Frajer

Fiedor

2018

Moravian Geographical Reports

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Due to global climate change and anthropogenic pressures on the landscape, one of the current geographical problems is retention of water in agricultural landscapes. One possibility to tackle this issue is the construction of artificial water bodies, which has historical traditions in the form of fishponds in Central European landscapes. Unfortunately, many such water bodies were transformed into arable lands during the 18th and 19th centuries. In this study, the identification and spatial distribution of these extinct water bodies is subject to examination, using place names in a GIS environment. Some 375 place names were selected from the official database of place names in the Czech Republic. This set of names was compared to current maps, as well as to old maps from the Habsburg monarchy from 1783–1880 (1st, 2nd and 3rd Military Survey). The map resources were used to find out if a place name was related to an extinct fishpond, and in which period the pond ceased to exist. Using spatial statistics, the existence of areas with a high concentration of place names referring to extinct ponds is demonstrated. It has also been established that areas linked to fishpond extinction in the same period now face more frequent droughts. Thus, the set of place names can be used to identify not only extinct water bodies, but also to serve as being potentially useful in other analyses using GIS, as well as in the public sphere (reclamation).

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“…Open or easier access to old maps, aerial photographs, and GIS technology enable researchers to study historical land cover and to trace its changes up to the present. Many studies have been performed on the former Habsburg Empire that analyze land cover changes based on old military maps (e.g., Skaloš et al, 2011;Kanianska et al, 2014;Petrovszki, Mészáros, 2010) or stable cadastral maps (e.g., Stejskalová et al, 2013;Havlíček, Chrudina, 2013;Skaloš et al, 2012). Stable land cover patches could signal the presence of historical landscape structures (Hendrych et al, 2010).…”

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Map Analysis of Cultural Heritage Values in Designed Landscapes: A Case Study on Červený Hrádek, Czech Republic

Šantrůčková¹,

Weber²,

Sojková³

et al. 2016

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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A repository of cultural history, a landscape documents past civilizations and can be viewed as a specifi c type of heritage. UNESCO distinguishes three types of cultural landscape, of which a clearly defi ned landscape designed and created by man is the most easily identifi able. Such a landscape embraces gardens and parklands constructed for aesthetic reasons with monumental buildings and ensembles. Old maps, aerial photographs, and GIS technology enabled us to study historic land cover and to trace its changes up to the present. Designed landscapes are highly valuable, and their identifi cation and protection is an important aspect of cultural monument protection. Detailed archival research and knowledge of historical development form the basis of the analyses. Historical cultural artifacts, designed landscape composition, and dendrological history were defi ned using ArcGIS so ware. We present a case study on Červený Hrádek, which is located near the towns of Jirkov and Chomutov and adjacent to lignite mines in the Most basin. This location represents a high risk of endangerment to valuable cultural history. Therefore, the identifi cation of Červený Hrádek's signifi cant historical artifacts and their careful management are highly recommended.

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The Great Hungarian Plain in the sheets of the Habsburg military surveys and some historical maps — A case study of the Körös/Criş Drainage Basin

Cited by 13 publications

References 3 publications

Historic maps as a data source for socio-hydrology: a case study of the Lake Balaton wetland system, Hungary

Historic maps as a data source for socio-hydrology: a case study of the Lake Balaton wetland system, Hungary

Discovering extinct water bodies in the landscape of Central Europe using toponymic GIS

Map Analysis of Cultural Heritage Values in Designed Landscapes: A Case Study on Červený Hrádek, Czech Republic

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