Björn Gunnlaugsson[a] [b] was an Icelandic mathematician and cartographer. For the Icelandic Literary Society, he surveyed the country from 1831 to 1843. The results of his work were published in a topographic map of Iceland at a scale of 1:480,000 on four sheets.
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![Title page of Uppdráttr Íslands. The map, attributed to Olsen, is mentioned in Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth.[13]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Gunnlaugsson_1844_title_page.jpg/1280px-Gunnlaugsson_1844_title_page.jpg)
Title page of Uppdráttr Íslands. The map, attributed to Olsen, is mentioned in Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth.[13]
South-western quadrant of Björn Gunnlaugsson's 1844 map of Iceland, which was published on four sheets. The longitudes are given with respect to the meridian of Copenhagen.Awards 1
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Björn Gunnlaugsson[a] [b] was an Icelandic mathematician and cartographer. For the Icelandic Literary Society, he surveyed the country from 1831 to 1843. The results of his work were published in a topographic map of Iceland at a scale of 1:480,000 on four sheets. It was the first complete map of Iceland and, although generally dated to 1844, was not completed until 1848. It was published under the direction of Olaf Nikolas Olsen in Copenhagen. In 1849, a smaller edition on one sheet at a scale of 1:960,000 appeared. For his survey work, Björn received the Order of the Dannebrog in 1846 and the French Légion d'honneur in 1859.
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