Map Post- und Eisenbahn-Karte von Deutschland, den Niederlanden, Belgien und der Schweiz
About this Item
Title
- Post- und Eisenbahn-Karte von Deutschland, den Niederlanden, Belgien und der Schweiz
Names
- Justus Perthes (Firm : Gotha, Germany), cartographer, publisher.
- Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874, collector.
Created / Published
- Gotha [Germany] : Justus Perthes, 1855.
Headings
- - Post roads--Europe, Central--Maps
- - Post roads--Germany--Maps
- - Post roads--Benelux countries--Maps
- - Post roads--Switzerland--Maps
- - Railroads--Europe, Central--Maps
- - Railroads--Germany--Maps
- - Railroads--Benelux countries--Maps
- - Railroads--Switzerland--Maps
- - German states--History--19th century--Maps
- - Germany--Administrative and political divisions--19th century--Maps
- - Europe, Central
- - Germany
- - Benelux countries
- - Switzerland
Genre
- Road maps
Notes
- - Post-road/railroad map of Central Europe and adjacent regions.
- - Covers Germany, Benelux, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, and Hungary.
- - The component German states/principalities and adjacent countries are shown in distinctive coloration.
- - When affixed to the cloth backing the map sheet was sectioned to 18 panels.
- - Handwritten (cursive script) inked identification statement on right-hand cover panel: German post & r. roads--1855--Millard Fillmore 1856.
- - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- - LC sheet imperfect: Use-worn, foxed on cloth backing (verso), and edged in pink cloth hem.
- - Includes notes and 5 bar scales.
- - Vault
Medium
- 1 map : color, mounted on cloth backing ; 59 x 72 cm, folded in cover (separate panels) 21 x 12 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- G6031.P2 1855 .J8
Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2018588038
Online Format
- image