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The ship Vasa gives an idea of the era.. In Swedish history, the first half of the 17th century was a period of awakening.As a leading European power, a role which the country was to impose itself following the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), required the capital to be refurnished with a worthy architectonic rob—the nation was determined never to repeat the embarrassment experienced ...
1923 map showing Swedish possessions acquired between 1524 and 1658. Years in parentheses show when possession was lost. As a result of eighteen years of war, Sweden gained small and scattered possessions, but had secured control of three principal rivers in northern Germany—the Oder , the Elbe and the Weser —and gained toll-collection ...
Flag map of The Swedish Empire (in 1658) Summary. Description: English: Flag-map of the Swedish Empire (1658) Date: 15 November 2023: Source: Own work: Author: User ...
Updated borders for places like the Swedish-Finnish border and the Skåne-Blekinge border, added Blekinge, changed incorrect dates for places like Swedish Pomerania. 13:22, 23 January 2021 800 × 877 (504 KB)
The history of Stockholm, capital of Sweden, for many centuries coincided with the development of what is today known as Gamla stan, the Stockholm Old Town. Stockholm's raison d'être always was to be the Swedish capital and by far the largest city in the country.
Swedish Empire (1648–1718) Enlightenment. Age of Liberty (1718–1772) Age of Absolutism (1772–1809) ... 1622: First preserved map of Stockholm dates from this year;
Anders Bure (before his ennoblement Andreas Bureus; 14 August 1571 – 4 February 1646) [a] was a Swedish cartographer, considered the "father of Swedish cartography".He worked in the royal chancery (the precursor to the Government offices) and in 1603 was commissioned to produce a map of the Nordic countries by the future King Charles IX of Sweden.
The early Vasa era is a period in Swedish history that lasted between 1523–1611. It began with the reconquest of Stockholm by Gustav Vasa and his men from the Danes in 1523, which was triggered by the event known as the Stockholm Bloodbath in 1520, and then was followed up by Sweden's secession from the Kalmar Union, and continued with the reign of Gustav's sons Eric XIV, John III, John's ...