Helsinki : Historiallinen kaupunkikartasto = Helsingfors : Historic Town Atlas
73: Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskus = City of Helsinki Urban Facts, 2009. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Helsinki : Historiallinen kaupunkikartasto = Helsingfors : Historic Town Atlas
Editors: Marjatta Hietala, Martti Helminen & Merja Lahtinen.
Publisher: Helsingin kaupungin tietokeskus, 2009 (2nd edition)
Physical details: 208 pages, illustrated, large format (≈ 38 cm), includes a folded map (map supplement, size ~70 × 96 cm) as a map‑insert.
Languages: Finnish and English. The book is bilingual / multilingual edition.
ISBN (hardcover): 978‑952‑223‑330‑1
The atlas does far more than provide maps: it traces the historical development of the city of Helsinki — its spatial growth, land use, and urban structure over time.
It includes thematic maps and city‑plans, plus analyses of how different urban functions (residential areas, transport, commerce, public services, etc.) have evolved.
The book features historical photos, cartographic material — including previously unpublished maps drawn from city archives and even foreign archives (e.g. Sweden’s Krigsarkivet / Riksarkivet / Kungliga Biblioteket) — making it a richly documented urban‑historical record.
Example thematic contents: chapters on land use & building development, transport history, commercial trade and markets, education/ schools, healthcare and social services, and religious institutions — covering centuries of Helsinki’s growth.
The atlas belongs to the wider European project of “historic towns atlases” (its series is Scandinavian atlas of historic towns — New Series, No. 2 for Finland) — aiming to document urban evolution through maps and socio‑historical data.
It is particularly valuable for historians, urban planners, researchers, and anyone interested in how Helsinki’s urban fabric developed — combining cartography, archival research, demographic and functional analysis.
Text in English and Finnish. 208 pp + map attachment. As new. Item #3066
ISBN: 9789522233301
Price: $120.00