Geoadria, Vol. 6 No. 1, 2001.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15291/geoadria.159
Four Lakes from Mercator's Map of Croatian Regions and Causes of their Extinction
Krešimir Kužić
Abstract
The author proves the existence of four lakes on a Mercator's map from AD 1593. In the first part he explains the genesis of the map. The causes why the lakes disappeared and when it happened were adduced in the second part of the paper.
Keywords
Croatia; map-drawer; G. Mercator; M. Kolunić-Rota; Knin; Sinj; Krka; Cetina; lake; swamp; Little Ice Age; precipitation; deforestation; erosion; infilling; drainage
Hrčak ID:
9601
URI
Publication date:
1.9.2001.
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