Europa


Europa

Item Information

Title:
Europa
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.
Cartographer:
Ravenstein, August
Name on Item:
herausgegeben von Aug. Ravenstein
Date:
1865
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Children's maps--Germany
Relief models--Specimens
Europe--Maps
Places:
Europe
Europe
Extent:
1 raised relief map : color ; 23 x 28 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
Frankfurt am Main : B. Dondorf
Edition:
Fünfte ganz umgearbeitete auflage
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:23,500,000
Language:
German
Notes:
In a set of 8 raised relief maps for schoolchildren, titled "Plastischer schul-atlas für die erste stufe des unterrichts in der erdkunde".
Notes (exhibitions):
Exhibited: "Back to School: Geography in the Classroom" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2014-2015.
Identifier:
06_01_012090
Call #:
G1201.C18 1865 .R38
Barcode:
39999065693622