Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Atlas der Alpenländer. Blatt IV.
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Author:
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Mayr, Johann Georg, 1800-1864
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Date:
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1874
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Short Title:
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Atlas der Alpenländer. Blatt IV.
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Publisher:
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Justus Perthes
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Publisher Location:
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Gotha
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Type:
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Atlas Map
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Obj Height cm:
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41
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Obj Width cm:
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63
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Scale 1:
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450,000
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Note:
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Sheet four of eleven-sheet topographic atlas, representing the countries of the Alps. This sheet includes southwestern Switzerland, and the mountains Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, and Jungfrau. Shows cities, railroads, topography, lakes and drainage. Relief illustrated with hachures. Black and white engraving, with hand-colored outlines. Includes two bar scales, with scale statements. Sectioned and backed with linen, folded, and housed in a box together with set. Front cover (of folded map) includes a thumbnail image of this sheet, numbered 4. Map is 41 x 63 cm, on sheet 47 x 68 cm, folded to 24 x 17 cm.
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Country:
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Austria
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Region:
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Alps
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Region:
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Matterhorn (Switzerland and Italy)
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Region:
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Blanc, Mont (France and Italy)
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Region:
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Jungfrau (Switzerland)
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Subject:
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Topography
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Full Title:
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Atlas der Alpenländer. Südwestliche Schweiz, Savoyen, Piemont &. Gotha, Justus Perthes. 1874. Gezeichnet u. bearbeitet von Gg. Mayr. Gestochen von C. Schleich. Blatt IV.
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List No:
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14243.005
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Page No:
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IV
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Series No:
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5
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Engraver or Printer:
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Pfeiffer, B.
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Engraver or Printer:
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Schleich, C. (Carl), Junior, 1788-1840
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Engraver or Printer:
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Messerer, Otto
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Publication Author:
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Mayr, Johann Georg, 1800-1864
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Pub Date:
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1874
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Pub Title:
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Atlas der Alpenländer. Gotha, Justus Perthes. 1874.
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Pub Note:
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Atlas of the Alps by Mayrs, in eleven sections, each linen-backed, folded, and housed together within a box, which has title, authorship and imprint in gilt on front cover. Maps show topography (relief illustrated with hachures), cities, railroads, lakes, drainage, coastlines and water routes. Each section includes a numbered thumbnail image on the front cover of the folded sheet. Each sheet titled uniquely, indicating the geographic representation therein. Each sheet includes two bar scales with scale statements. Sheet nine features a table: Höhen-Angabe berühmter Bergspitzen in den Alpen = Hauteurs des principales montagnes des Alpes (= Heights of famous mountain peaks in the Alps). Sheets ten and eleven are labeled as supplements and both contain inset maps.
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Pub List No:
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14243.000
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Pub Type:
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Regional Atlas
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Pub Maps:
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11
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Pub Height cm:
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24
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Pub Width cm:
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18
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Image No:
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14243005.jp2
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Authors:
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Mayr, Johann Georg, 1800-1864
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