Landskapet nu och då - en kulturhistorisk analys av hagmark utifrån historiskt kartmaterial

Abstract

The aim of this thesis is to show how historical maps can be an important component in identifying and interpreting the ecological and cultural-historical values of a landscape. During the months of June and July in 2020, I inventoried two pastures located in the southwest of Sweden. The purpose of the inventory was to document the biological and permanent cultural heritage of the pastures. The result from the inventory became the basis for this analysis. In the thesis I ask how a historical map can be used to interpret the cultural-historical values, what remains of the landscape from the historical map and which cultural-historical values that can be identified in the pastures today. The method that is used for answering the questions is a comparison between a historical map from year 1844 with the results of the inventory from year 2020. The results of the thesis show that historical maps can serve as a basis for a cultural-historical valuation or for the interpretation of already noted remains in the landscape. Some historical and cultural elements were not listed on the map. In these cases, a discussion was held about the probability that these elements might have existed when the historical mapping was carried out. The cultural-historical values of the pastures resulted in several categories, such as land, social and agricultural historical value. The pastures also had an identity, continuity, tradition, environmental and a representative value.