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Source Description
Dated from the earliest atlas in which the map was issued.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
3f462v75t
label
Map of the Empire of Germany
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f462v75t
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of the Empire of Germany
description
Dated from the earliest atlas in which the map was issued.
date
["[1773]"]
year
1773
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_014649
creators
Delarochette, L. (Louis), 1731-1802
Delarochette, L. (Louis), 1731-1802
Kitchin, Thomas, 1719-1784
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Europe, Central--Maps--Early works to 1800
Germany--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Central Europe
Europe
Germany
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Germany
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London.
publisher
Printed for Robt. Sayer
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
51.5
schema:longitude
10.5
extent
1 map on 2 sheets : hand colored ; 101 x 121 cm, on sheets 56 x 129 cm
notes
Dated from the earliest atlas in which the map was issued.
Originally on 4 sheets. Boston Public Library copy joined to 2 sheets.
Shows boundaries, rivers, roads, forests and settlements.
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: Ferro.
German empire, extending from Rhine in the west to beyond the Oder in the east, including Switzerland and Austria with parts of Poland and Prussia; Central Europe.
Conservation of this piece was funded by Alan and Sherry Leventhal in memory of his father, Norman B. Leventhal whose vision to create this Map Center will inspire generations to come.
Maps 17-18 in a composite atlas with the title "Atlas of the world."
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no
dcId
3f462v75t
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
f90c8fce2f38686d