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Figur 4. John Speeds kort The Kingdome of Denemake fra 1626 udgivet i atlasset " A Prospect of the most famous Parts of the World " . Grafiske elementer og farvelaegning er hovedårsagen til kortets store udbredelse og dets popularitet dengang og i dag. (Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Kortsamlingen).
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This article examines the performative character of cartographic practices related to the territory of the Danish
nation-state. The article is based on an analysis of a map depicting the extent of the Danish Kingdom in 1850. Although made in 1992 an analysis of the map reveals that it draws heavily on cartographic practices typical of the late 19th...
