Anders Bure

Anders Bure
Later depiction of Anders Bure; no contemporary portraits exist of him.[1]
Born
Andreas Bureus

14 August 1571
Died4 February 1646
or 24 February 1646(1646-02-24) (aged 74)
Spouse
Kjerstin Krabbe
(m. 1604)
FamilyBure kinship

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. He produced a first map, covering the northern parts of Sweden, in 1611; it was considerably more accurate than earlier attempts at mapmaking and has been called the first real map of Sweden. It was followed by a more comprehensive map of Scandinavia in 1626, which would become a model for mapmakers for generations. In 1628, he became de facto the first head of Lantmäteriet, the Swedish Mapping, Cadastral, and Land Registration Authority. He was ennobled in 1624.

  1. ^ Vennberg 1926, p. 704.


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