Geometriska Historical Maps of Sweden

Sweden Historical Maps of Sweden  Geometriska Historical Maps of Sweden



These maps were created between the late 1600's up until about 1750. They show aerial views of cultivation and places of residence.

How to find Geometriska Historical Maps
1. Go to the Historiska kartor section of the Lantmäteriet website (Firefox - Jan. 2019) at: Historiska kartor.

2. In the upper right hand corner, click on the link English You can now view the website in English.

2. You will see 3 search fields on the left side of the screen, and down below the button ”Sök”. It is easier to use the Advanced Search options. To do this, click on the link Avancerad sökning

3. Make sure the Arkiv:* field is: Lantmäterimyndigheternas arkiv Select this from the drop down list if needed.

4. Choose a Län:* (County) from the drop down list. For example: Södermanland län or Malmöhus län. If you're not sure of the County name see a list at: Counties of Sweden

5. Click on the button Socken/Arkivserie to sort by Socken (parish) instead of Kommun

6. Choose a Socken (parish) from the dropdown list Socken /Arkivserie:*

7. If you wish to see a list of all the maps available for the parish, then skip this step. Otherwise fill in one or more fields to limit the number of maps.


 * Traktnamn is the region name.
 * Årtal från is the year you want to start the search. It must be greater than 1599.
 * Årtal till is the year you want to end the search. It must be less than 1929.
 * Åtgärd is the type of map you want. For help with translation see the Historical Maps of Sweden Word List.

8. Then click on the button Sök

9. You will see a list from the search results with 3 columns.


 * The first column is a link to the map itself. Click on that link to see the map.
 * The middle column is the type of map Not all the items are maps, some are documents. And some documents have maps. For help with translation see the Historical Maps of Sweden Word List.
 * The last column is the year when the map or document was made.

To navigate through this list of search results: You can click on the numbers below to select the right page, or click on Nästa (Next), Sista (Last), Föregående (Previous) or Första (First) to move quickly through the list.

Other Resources

 * Additional copies of these maps can be found through Riksarkivet at Yngre geometriska kartor.