Abstract
Processing historical maps for historical atlas work involves a series of time consuming and technically demanding activities. The creation of such maps is quite specific. Thematic atlases include mainly cartographic presentations of statistical (or other) data from a particular field. In historical maps not only the physical-geographical or general topographic content relative to the specific historical period must be shown, but also a historical event or situation in many cases linked to the present state. Thematic elements have multiple attributes and may reflect the quality, quantity and time of the displayed phenomenon, which must be suitably visualised. Combining cartography and geoinformatics supports the use of GIS products in the GIS implementation of a comprehensive project of a thematic cartographic atlas. This chapter summarises the basic information about the upcoming Academic Atlas of Czech History and the experience of the team of cartographers in making historic maps for the atlas—from the preparation of the atlas concept through materials used, creation of a data model, map key and particular data sets to issues related to technical aspects of the work or to balancing needs of historians and the map space delimited.
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Janata, T., Cajthaml, J., Seemann, P., Zimová, R. (2014). The Academic Atlas of Czech History. In: Bandrova, T., Konecny, M., Zlatanova, S. (eds) Thematic Cartography for the Society. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08180-9_12
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