Geografia historyczna w Polsce - rozwój i perspektywy

Abstract

Th e present article deals with the main cur- rents that have been developing in the Polish historical geography since the end of the 19th century till now. A discussion on methodo- logical and terminological matters has been left aside. Only the Introduction contains a short reference to those issues. Th e devel- opment of geographical-historical research is presented from two perspectives: institutional and thematic ones. A separate sub-chapter was devoted to cartography, both in the con- text of historical-cartographical studies and historical cartography. Th e review of the main institutions and research subjects consid- ers the two major currents which developed in the Polish historical geography, especially since the middle of the 20th century, namely the geographical and the historical ones. De- spite the common subject of research, they often remained side by side, which was due to diff erent methods applied and the dif- ferent source basis. Th e Conclusion, which closes the article, indicates the contemporary tendencies in historical geography related to new subjects such as studies on the cultural landscape or landscape ecology. In addition, a question was set about the infl uence of tech- nological changes, especially the introduction of systems of spatial information and spatio- temporal databases, on the development of historical geography and on changes in this fi eld of research