Anders Kvernberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 9503228 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anders Kvernberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anders |
| FAMILY NAME | Kvernberg |
| SIGNATURE | KVERNBERG A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Library of Norway, Oslo, Norway |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Krigskartene
SAMMENDRAGUnder annen verdenskrig hadde befolkningen et stort informasjonsbehov om krigens gang ute i verden. Mediene rapporterte daglig om kamper, ofte på små og fjerne steder som ikke fantes på vanlige kart. Dette skapte et nytt marked for spesialtegnede aktualitetskart, som ble solgt i store mengder under hele krigen. Denne artikkelen undersøker disse «krigskartene» både som kartsjanger og som forbruksvare, og konkluderer med at markedet for g…
Big Brother was watching us
In the early 1990s, it was revealed that during the Cold War the Soviet Union’s General Staff had secretly mapped large parts of the world in great detail. This article discusses Soviet military maps covering Norway, and analyses how the maps were produced and how successfully they depict their subject. The author concludes that the USSR utilised open sources, satellite imagery, and human intelligence when compiling the maps, with varying degrees…
The ‘company maps’
Norway’s ‘company maps’, produced locally by hundreds of army officers and used as the Supreme Command’s gazetteer of communications in Southern Norway, are a valuable source of historical-geographical information, including the development of mapping in Norway. Today, scattered remains of this collection of maps are held at various archives and libraries. The article answers the question of why the maps were made and by whom. It discusses the hi…
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The ‘company maps’
Norway’s ‘company maps’, produced locally by hundreds of army officers and used as the Supreme Command’s gazetteer of communications in Southern Norway, are a valuable source of historical-geographical information, including the development of mapping in Norway. Today, scattered remains of this collection of maps are held at various archives and libraries. The article answers the question of why the maps were made and by whom. It discusses the hi…
Big Brother was watching us
In the early 1990s, it was revealed that during the Cold War the Soviet Union’s General Staff had secretly mapped large parts of the world in great detail. This article discusses Soviet military maps covering Norway, and analyses how the maps were produced and how successfully they depict their subject. The author concludes that the USSR utilised open sources, satellite imagery, and human intelligence when compiling the maps, with varying degrees…
Krigskartene
SAMMENDRAGUnder annen verdenskrig hadde befolkningen et stort informasjonsbehov om krigens gang ute i verden. Mediene rapporterte daglig om kamper, ofte på små og fjerne steder som ikke fantes på vanlige kart. Dette skapte et nytt marked for spesialtegnede aktualitetskart, som ble solgt i store mengder under hele krigen. Denne artikkelen undersøker disse «krigskartene» både som kartsjanger og som forbruksvare, og konkluderer med at markedet for g…
Historical Geography and Geographical Thought (2 works) · History (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Brother (1 work) · Cartography (1 work) · Cold war (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Economic history (1 work) · European history and politics (1 work)