COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Imhof, Eduard, 1895-1986
Author:
Eidgenössische Landestopographie
Author:
Roth-Kim, Jörg
Author:
Messerli-Ruedin, Beatrice
Date:
1960
Short Title:
Volksdichte ...
Publisher:
Verlag der Eidgenössischen Landestopographie
Publisher Location:
Wabern bei Bern
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
69
Obj Width cm:
47
Scale 1:
500,000
Note:
Three colored statistical maps of Switzerland, numbered 24 within Atlas der Schweiz. On second and third pages of twenty-fourth (numbered) folio. Titles - in German and French - translate to: [Population density : Population density in 1850 according to municipalities -- Change in population density from 1850 to 1960 according to districts -- Population density in 1960 according to municipalities]. Maps show the international border and lakes, as well as the population density in 1850 and 1960, according to municipalities and districts. Includes legends, explanatory notes and scale statements for differing scales. Together, maps are 69 x 47 cm, on sheet 76 x 51 cm. "24" in upper left and right corners. Accompanied by descriptive text on first and fourth pages of folio.
Country:
Switzerland
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Statistical
Subject:
Population
Subject:
Data Visualization
Full Title:
Volksdichte = Densité de la population : Volksdichte 1850 nach Gemeinden = Densité de la population 1850 par communes -- Veränderung der Volksdichte 1850-1960 nach Bezirken = Changement de la densité de la population 1850-1960 par districts -- Volksdichte 1960 nach Gemeinden = Densité de la population 1960 par communes. Atlas der Schweiz. Eidg. Landestopographie, Wabern-Bern, 1965 ...
List No:
14256.099
Page No:
24
Series No:
99
Engraver or Printer:
Eidgenössische Landestopographie
Publication Author:
Imhof, Eduard, 1895-1986
Publication Author:
Eidgenössische Landestopographie
Pub Date:
1978
Pub Title:
Atlas der Schweiz = Atlas de la Suisse = Atlante della Svizzera. Herausgegebn im Auftrage des Schwiezerischen Bundesrates = Publié à la demande du Conseil Federal Suisse = Publicato per incarico del Consiglio Federale Svizzero. Bearbeitet bon = rédigé par = elaborato da Eduard Imhof, unter der Mithilfe einer Redaktionskommission und Weiterer Mitarbeiter = avec la collaboration d'une Commission de rédaction et des autres collaborateurs = con la collaborazione d'una Commissione di redazione e d'alti collaboratori. Verlag der Eidgenössischen Landestopographie, Wabern-Bern = Edition du Service topographique fédéral, Wabern-Berne = Edizione del Servizio topografico federale, Wabern-Berna, 1965-1978.
Pub Note:
Eduard Imhof’s Atlas der Schweiz [= Atlas of Switzerland], published in Wabern bei Bern in 1978 (first edition). Housed in a red solander case, with gilded parallel titles on front cover. The Atlas was issued in nine “Lieferung” [= deliveries], from 1965 to 1978, each with its own cover, which includes a table of contents listing the maps within that delivery. All nine covers are included, in chronological order (newest to oldest), following the folios in the case. In addition, a table of contents sheet appears at the beginning of the atlas, with a comprehensive list of the maps within the folios of all nine deliveries. Five unnumbered folios introduce the atlas, with a title page, table of contents, introductory text, and several overview maps of Switzerland on loose transparent sheets, at different scales to represent the range of scale within the atlas. Following the introductory text text are eighty-six numbered folios containing double plates printed with maps, diagrams, charts and profiles. In addition, some maps and diagrams appear alongside the text on the front and back covers of the folios. Scale of the principal maps is 1:500,000. Folios all include German, with French and Italian translations; the folios with maps on language also include Romansh, the national language of Switzerland. In 1981, a second edition was published, edited by Ernst Spiess, who contributed to the first edition as an author. The superlative graphic design of the maps expertly communicates many geographic dimensions of Switzerland, spanning its natural, statistical, cultural, economical and historical features, over centuries. See, for instance, the exquisite visual language in the map entitled Rhonegletscher [= Rhone glacier] within folio 79, Wallis [= Valais] (List No. 14256.283), which delicately illustrates the lines of glaciers receding, comparing the glacial coverage in 1602, 1818, 1914 and 1971. The representation of topography in the glaciers is also impressive, with the slopes represented in ice blue contour lines, over white expanses representing ice. In addition to the mesmerizing visuals, the text is also strikingly artistic, with its poetic titles and descriptions of the maps. For example, this title of a map within folio 13, Klima und Wetter III [= Climate and weather III] (List No. 14256.064): Début du printemps indiqué par la date de floraison de la dent-de-lion (taraxacum officinale), Moyenne des années 1951 à 1960 [= Spring arrival, shown on the data of the dandelion flowering, mean values for the years 1951-1960]. Other examples abound throughout Atlas der Schweiz, a cartographic masterpiece. “Eduard Imhof, Swiss cartographer, was asked to produce an Atlas of Switzerland in 1961. The atlas illustrated the country ,,, in maps that exhibited the full expression of Imhof’s abilities. Supported by numerous Swiss scientists the first edition was finished in 1978 and published by the Federal Office of Topography. The maps are authoritative precisely because of this fundamental scientific basis and consultation but they are brought to life by the artistry of Imhof … an expert cartographer and artist. That combination is fundamental to understanding his work since the artistic dimension to his many works creates maps that are [aesthetically stunning, as well as scientific]. Here, even a complex statistical map showing daily commuter patterns in 1960 mixes clear geometric point symbology with perfectly curved distributive flow-lines.” With his keen visual sensibilities, Imhof minimized text within the maps, allowing full attention to graphic details. Still, Imhof supplied thorough scientific information through the texts accompanying the maps, in the preceding and subsequent pages. Field, Kenneth (2014). Atlas of Switzerland 1961-1978 by Eduard Imhof, 1978. ICA Commission on Map Design. https://mapdesign.i… (Parallel titles in French and Italian included, but parallel statements of responsibility and imprints omitted, except for within Pub Title. Omissions indicated by ellipses
Pub List No:
14256.000
Pub Type:
National Atlas
Pub Maps:
86
Pub Height cm:
53
Pub Width cm:
41
Image No:
14256099.jp2
Authors:
Imhof, Eduard, 1895-1986; Eidgenössische Landestopographie; Roth-Kim, Jörg; Messerli-Ruedin, Beatrice
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