March book
The March book by the Bern geodesist Samuel Bodmer was commissioned in 1705 and completed in 1712 . It contains plans along the entire land border of the Republic of Bern .
The book consists of three volumes and has the full title Marchbuch in it the plan and floor plan of the high land marches of the powerful republic and state of Bern as they are in their ground and limits and bump into all neighboring rulers Produced by orders of the high authorities by Samuel and Immanuel Ott Geometriæ Studiosos .
The Swiss Alpine Club commented on the maps in its 1893 yearbook. In particular, errors in the toponymy chosen by Bodmer are discussed.
content
| tape | Content, boundary line |
|---|---|
| part 1 | North-west border : Marchstein between Coppet and Versoix ("Versoy") to Aarburg |
| Volume 2 | Eastern and southern borders: Aarburg to the Saint-Maurice VS bridge |
| Volume 3 | Borders Bern versus Freiburg: Laupen to Oron-le-Châtel |
| Volume 3a | Borders Bern versus Friborg: Yverdon to Oron-le-Châtel Laupen to "Le Château de Thielle" ( Thielle Castle ) Contains comments on volume 3a. |
| Volume 4 | Commentary volume on volumes 1–3 |
| Volume 5 | register |
Web links and references
Wikisource: March Book - Sources and Full Texts
Commons : March book - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
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- ↑ Bernhard Studer: History of the physical geography of Switzerland until 1815. Bern: Stämpflische Verlagshandlung and Zurich: Friedrich Schulthess (ed.), 1863, ( Google books ).
- ^ Swiss Alpine Club: Yearbook of the Swiss Alpine Club , 1893, volumes 28–29, page 244 ff, (page 244 online at the University of Zurich)