About Historical Maps - Presentation
The Historical Maps website is a presentation of large parts of Lantmäteriet¿s (the Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority) unique and invaluable collection of historical maps. The collection comprises more than a million maps from all parts of Sweden!
You can search through the material in two different ways: you can make a simple search from the Historical Maps homepage by clicking on an area in the map and selecting a district from within the frame to view all historical maps which have a connection to the chosen area; or you can use the 'Advanced Search' option to search directly in one of the three different archives.
DjVu - Plugin required for viewing Historical Maps
The high resolution digital images which are created when the maps are scanned are too large to be shown or downloaded from the Internet in their original format.
In order to view the historical maps the Djvu browser plug-in (new window) must first be installed on your computer. The plug in only needs to be installed on your computer once and may be downloaded free of charge.
Historical Maps from 1628 - 1927
Swedish law determines how data that includes personal information can be used. Public access is, therefore, restricted for any database which includes personal information concerning persons currently alive. For this reason, only archives created before 1928 can be accessed.
Professional users can, however, sign a contract with Lantmäteriet which allows them to directly access current data archives via the Internet service Archive Search or Arken Proxy. The purpose of the use of these services is regulated by Lantmäteriet.
