ABSTRACT
Sweden is mostly flat with gently rolling lowlands; there are mountains in the west along the Norwegian border and the kingdom is slightly larger than California. The lowest point is the reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad; the highest point is Kebnekaise. One of the main tasks of the Land Survey following its establishment in 1628 was to carry out the mapping of villages and individual farms and their lands. It was primarily Crown farms that were the focus of interest. Cultivated fields and meadowland were mapped and information concerning yields and other information related to income and economic matters was collected. During the early 18th century, the French scientist, Maupertuis joined with the Swedish astronomer, Celsius on the French expedition to Lapland for the determination of the length of a degree of the meridian arc.
