Schweiz (Switzerland)

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 Switzerland on one side and has three maps on the other side regarding: Politische ‘bersicht und Industriekarte (Political and Industry overview map), Vierwaldst’tter See (Lake Lucerne), and Religions-und V’lkerkarte (Religion and International Map). There is also six smaller maps of Niederlande und Belgien (The Netherlands and Belgium) with information on: Amsterdam, Amsterdam und Umgegend (Amsterdam and environs), Bodenkarte (Soil Map), Bev’lkerungsdichte (Population Density), Br’ssel und Umgegend (Brussels and environs), and Schlachtfelder in Belgien (Battlefields in Belgium).

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