II. Suedliche und Noerdliche Halbkugel der Erde nach den neuesten Entdeckungen. (Southern and northern hemisphere of the earth according to the latest discoveries.)
This edition of the Geographisches Institute atlas marks an important move away from the 18th century mode of mapmaking towards a style that reflects what we think of today as 19th century German mapmaking - the use of hachures instead of mountains drawn in profile, and a more uniform typography. Da...
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Vertage des Geographischen Instituts.
1817
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| Summary: | This edition of the Geographisches Institute atlas marks an important move away from the 18th century mode of mapmaking towards a style that reflects what we think of today as 19th century German mapmaking - the use of hachures instead of mountains drawn in profile, and a more uniform typography. Date based on newest maps in atlas. Relief shown in hachures. Espenhorst 1.1.2 (this copy is the 4th edition). |
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