Elektroniczna edycja rejestrów poborowych województwa kaliskiego z drugiej połowy XVI w.

Abstract

The paper describes how GIS was used to prepare the electronic edition of historical sources of tax registers of the Kalisz voivodeship in the second half of 16th century. Source data from the tax registers were typed out into spreadsheets. Different sources, like parochial visitations, king’s domain’s inspections and others, were used to obtain information about the settlements that was omitted in tax registers. Simultaneously, topographical and physiographical layers (forests, swamps, rivers, lakes, borders of voivodeships and districts, later – borders of parishes) were prepared in GIS. By using the data from tax registers and old maps the map of settlements was developed. Connecting the GIS layers with the data from the tax registers we created a spatial database. Th is database is available for all persons interested at the „Atlas of sources and materials for history of old Poland” website. The users can work with it on the Internet, using the WebGIS application, or download all data on their computers. After that the data can be used by the user freely. Furthermore, the users have access to the scan of original manuscripts and, if they find an error in the edition, they can report it to the administrators. If the mistake is confirmed by one of the scientists, it will be corrected. Th e described way of editing the historical sources is a new method for presenting the results of historical inquiries and editions of historical sources. Th e data from this edition can be related with the data from other projects. Those relations can make a database of historical data with a very high information potential that can be used in historical research.