Helvetia occidentalis - südwestlicher Teil (Bern, Oberland, Fryburg, Lemann, Wallis): 6-14. Inclitæ Bernatvm vrbis, cvm omni ditionis svæ agro et provinciis delineatio chorographica (1578) - Page 9

A large, detailed chorographic map of the Bernese territory, featuring topographical illustrations of mountains, forests, and settlements, with decorative cartouches and heraldic shields at the bottom.

GEODETIC SCALE OF VARIOUS

MEASURES OF JOURNEYS COMPRISING

THREE TYPES OF FEET

The feet of one hour contain 6,000 paces, which equal 3,000 strides, which equal 15,000 feet.

The Savoyard league is a pedestrian journey of 1 1/4 hours.

The German mile, a journey of 1 3/5 hours.

The minimum Helvetic mile, a pedestrian journey of 2 hours.

The mediocre Helvetic mile, a pedestrian journey of 2 3/5 hours.

The maximum Helvetic mile, a pedestrian journey of 3 1/5 hours.

Longitude	Table
Longitude	Hours
Degrees Minutes	Min Sec Ter Quart
27 40	0 27 25 13/15
27 50	0 34 31 25/15
28 0	1 22 17 8/15
28 10	1 49 42 11/30
28 20	2 17 8 34/15
28 30	2 44 34 17 1/2
28 40	3 12 0 0 15/18
28 50	3 39 25 14/15
29 0	4 6 51 25/15
29 10	4 34 17 8/15
29 20	5 1 42 15/14
29 30	5 29 8 34/15
29 40	5 56 34 17 1/2
29 50	6 24 0 0 15/18
30 0	6 51 25 43
30 10	7 18 51 25/15
30 20	7 46 17 7 1/2
30 30	8 0 0 1/6

Latitude	Table	Double
Longest	Day	Gnomon and Shadow
Latitud		Latitud
Min Hor Min Sec Ter	Min Deg Min Sec Ter
10 15 35 11 12 1/2 approx	10 24 39 40 55
15 15 35 53 38	15 24 45 43 22 3/10
20 15 36 36 3 1/2	20 24 51 45 49 4/5
25 15 37 18 29	25 24 57 48 16 9/10
30 15 38 0 54 1/2	30 25 3 50 44 1/5
35 15 38 43 20	35 25 9 53 11 1/4
40 15 39 25 45 1/2	40 25 15 55 38 3/5
45 15 40 8 11	45 25 21 58 6 1/2
50 15 40 50 36 1/2	50 25 28 0 33 7/8
55 15 41 33 2	55 25 34 3 0 9/10
47 Deg 0 15 42 15 27 1/2	47 Deg 25 40 5 28
5 15 42 57 53	5 25 46 7 55 1/2
10 15 43 40 18 1/2	10 25 52 10 22 2/3
15 15 44 22 44	15 25 58 12 50
20 15 45 5 9 1/2	20 26 4 15 17 1/3
25 15 45 47 35	25 26 10 17 44 2/3
30 15 46 30 1/2	30 26 16 20 12

Heraldic shields at the bottom of the map represent various regions.