Hallo r/Finnland, ich bin ein französischer Kartograph, der die ganze Ostsee entlang reist, von Lübeck bis Stockholm, und ich habe eine Karte erstellt, die von meinen Reisen inspiriert ist! [OC]
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1v2ce2d
Von mydriase
Hallo r/Finnland, ich bin ein französischer Kartograph, der die ganze Ostsee entlang reist, von Lübeck bis Stockholm, und ich habe eine Karte erstellt, die von meinen Reisen inspiriert ist! [OC]
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1v2ce2d
Von mydriase
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So, just a hobby project that went too far and ended up being a 40×50 cm map of the Baltic sea, borrowing its warm and deep hues from the amber, the most famous export of the region, a luxury that made the region rich and famous.
This mineral-like substance formed millions of years ago from tree resin and it is today extracted on the shores of the baltic, making the two deep intertwined, geographically and historically.
(I have become a bit obsessed by amber along my travel in the area. you may feel that way reading this, and you’re right)
On the other hand, a rich blue gradient shows in great detail the bathymetry of the Baltic Sea, from the very shallow and frigid waters of the Gulf of Finland that freeze every winter, to the deep areas of the central area, off Gotland and the sandy shores of the lagoons found along Poland or Kaliningrad.
Traditionnal embroidery patterns from Lithuania featured on the map also echo another facet of the rich culture of the region, by paying tribute to this ancient and important craftmanship.
Currently on my way to Oulu in a train..! What a beautiful country.
More maps on my [website](https://www.perrinremonte.com), hope you like it!
Your maps look really clear and of good quality.
The large island in front of Vaasa on the west coast of Finland is not Sandö but Raippaluoto (or Replot in Swedish)
As someone from Tornio… Kemi is on the map… Tornio is not on the map… Grrr *shakes fist*
It’s really beautiful. It’s an interesting look into the bathymetry — the maps you look at in Finland don’t often show it in full detail.
I spot a couple spelling issues:
* Saima –> Saimaa
* Lisalmi –> Iisalmi (tripped over the capital-I vs. lower case-L…)
* *Edit:* also Copenhaguen –> Copenhagen
Not usually into maps or anything, but totally intrigued by and loving this! Good work.
We actually have a huge French connection in the cartography here in Finland. In 1736 Pierre Louis Maupertuis acted as chief of the French Geodesic Missionsent by King Louis XV to Lapland to measure the length of a degree of arc of the meridian.
The map looks nice, have a nice journey!
Nice map. But you’re not very consistent with how you name things. 🙂 Skania should be either Scania or Skåne. I presume at least. Never seen that spelling before. Same with Copenhaguen. It is not quite French, not quite English. Somewhere in between.
Interesting placenames I’ve never heard, like Suomenselkä, Skania (south sweden) or Puula. Live and learn.
Woooow, so cool! Do support yourself with work like this? Sounds like a dream life to me.
Looks great. Chapeau !
I noticed just a couple of typos (Iisalmi, Saimaa) and the name of the island next to Vaasa, it should be Replot/Raippaluoto.
And I wonder why you included Jakobstad (in Finnish it’s Pietarsaari but it’s ok to use the Swedish name as the town has Swedish-speaking majority) but not Kokkola which is much bigger?
I think you could make some sales with a detailed map of the lost areas to russia
Very beautiful. Another minor mistake is that „Lisalmi“ should be „Iisalmi“ with two i’s at the start.
I feel like Kuopio, Kajaani, Iisalmi and Joensuu are not in the right places…
Edit: I’m wrong. They are correct. Nice job!
Vasa, 70k. Pietarsaari/Jakobstad, 20k. Kokkola/Karleby 50k in town and 50k in the county, one the country’s major export harbor and import/export hub and having one of the biggest economic booms in its long history. Kalajoki has 12k but has tourism so known because of that but… Karleby is important also for Finnish history for having few of the nations „founding fathers“.
How does cartographer put Pietarsaari on the map when there is bigger town just **30km north** that has always had way more significance? No offense to jeppisfolks but.. it ain’t that important. Kalajoki is tourism spot but by far the smallest town in the entire map. So, you missed the mark there, probably because they are nicely spread out at nice intervals…
Fair, good point but it’s hard to be familiar with these nuances, as an outsider. I did some research but it can’t cover everything and I rely on the feedback here to improve the map in the last details