Russland (Russia)

This map was produced for the 1902 Diercke, Schul-Atlas fur Hohere Lehranstalten, (Diercke Education Atlas for Higher Educational Institutions) This atlas was prepared and issued by C. Diercke and E.Gaebler for the Westermann publishing group in Braunschweig. With the help of fellow cartographer, Eduard Gaebler, Carl Dierckes maps became a staple in the geography classrooms in Germany. From 1893 until his death, Diercke was editor of all the maps for Westermann Verlag. All text is in German with full color that has remained quite bold. A wonderful example of the fine German engraving work of the time. These beautiful, topographic maps show the physical attributes and contours of the land as well as identifies cities, countries, rivers, mountains, boundaries, and more. They are double sided maps (shown side by side in image) which have corresponding information to the country on the opposite side. This map shows Russia on one side and has seven maps on the other side regarding: St. Petersburg u. Kronstadt, Wolga-Delta (Volga delta), Bodenbenutzung und Temperatur (Use and Soil Temperature), Odessa und Umgegend (Odessa and environs), Isthmus von Perekop (Isthmus of Perekop), V’lkerkarte (International Map), and Wasserstrassen und Bev’lkerungsdichte (Waterways and population density).

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