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Source Description
Three-dimensional relief maps are visual aids that assist schoolchildren in understanding physical terrain. The first relief maps were created in China, and appeared in Europe in the late 18th century. This German map was created for children, and is part of a larger set of commercially produced maps depicting each continent.
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Document identity
localId
3f463355z
label
Afrika
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f463355z
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Afrika
description
Three-dimensional relief maps are visual aids that assist schoolchildren in understanding physical terrain. The first relief maps were created in China, and appeared in Europe in the late 18th century. This German map was created for children, and is part of a larger set of commercially produced maps depicting each continent.
date
["1865"]
year
1865
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
German
identifierLocal
06_01_012093
creators
Ravenstein, August
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Children's maps--Germany
Relief models--Specimens
Africa--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Africa
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Frankfurt am Main
publisher
B. Dondorf
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
2.383
schema:longitude
16.066
extent
1 raised relief map : color ; 23 x 28 cm
notes
In a set of 8 raised relief maps for schoolchildren, titled "Plastischer schul-atlas für die erste stufe des unterrichts in der erdkunde".
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no
dcId
3f463355z
type
map
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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cf29bcecac42dac1