EWOLUCJA MAP GEOLOGICZNYCH DOLNEGO ŚLĄSKA NA PRZYKŁADZIE BLOKU KARKONOSKO-IZERSKIEGO

Abstract

THE EVOLUTION OF GEOLOGICAL MAPS OF LOWER SILESIA ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE KARKONOSZE-IZERA BLOCK

Abstract. The paper presents the development of the geological mapping of in the Sudetes and Lower Silesia, starting from issuing in 1791 the first geological map of the Karkonosze Mountains, developed by J. Jirasek and issued in 1791, through maps of L. von Buch, C. von Raumer and A. Kaluža from the beginning of the 19th century, through and numerous editions of atlases published throughout the 19th century, ending with the detailed maps produced at the scale of 1 : 25,000 in at the beginning of the 20th century. The latter maps were the basis for the geological maps prepared after 1945.