Itinerarium wojewody kijowskiego Tomasza Zamoyskiego z Kijowa do Zamościa (4–21 listopada 1619 r.) – przyczynek do analizy mobilności magnackiej w epoce nowożytnej
Kiev’s Voivode, Tomasz Zamoyski’, Travels from Kiev to Zamość (November 4–21, 1619) – Itineraries Contribution to the Analysis of Magnate Mobility in the Modern Era
Author(s): MARTA KUPCZEWSKASubject(s): Cultural history, Social history, 17th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: Tomasz Zamoyski; itineraries; magnate travels; distance traveled; distance traveled and measured in miles; speed of travel; travel routes; early modern era;
Summary/Abstract: In the Zamoyski Archives, kept in the Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw, there is a description of a journey from Kiev to Zamość made by Tomasz Zamoyski, the voivode of Kiev (born in 1594 – died in 1638). This document, writt en by the magnate, is a day-to-day itinerary from 4 to 21 November 1619. A short descriptive itinerary records of the towns or obstacles the travelers pass over (mainly rivers). Valuable – from a scientifi c perspective – is also the specifi cation of the daily distance covered and measured in miles. In some cases, the report also contains mentions of the owners of the estates visited by the voivode and his retinue. Recalled handwritt en data makes it possible to conduct a more in-depth investigation’ into the domestic mobility of PolishLithuanian political elites of the modern era. This article focuses on three main issues. Firstly, reconstructing the course of the analyzed travel route and comparing it with the main roads of the time in Kiev and Volhynia. Secondly, calculating how much, according to the itinerary, was one mile. Thirdly, determining the daily pace of travel of Tomasz Zamoyski’s retinue. The last two issues will be compared with the previous research results of other researchers of the modern era.
Journal: Res Historica
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 56
- Page Range: 151-180
- Page Count: 30
- Language: Polish