Relief map of Asia

Map

Accession Number: 1998.80.80

Scope & Content: Title, creator's name, and "Illzach" appear in raised letters in German, bottom center; no labeling on mapped area; map includes continental Europe and Western Pacific Island nations, such as Japan and the Philippines; landmasses are slightly higher than large bodies of water and rivers (barely discernible); major cities indicated by raised dots; latitude and longitude indicated by short raised lines and braille numbers, around margin of map. Martin Kunz was director of the Blind Institute at Illzach, Germany and the leading producer of maps in Europe during the 1890s.

Creator: Kunz, Martin.

Interview Date: / /

Collection: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 1998.80

Publisher: Ilzach, Germany

Publisher Place: Ilzach, Germany

Subjects: Asia Geography Maps for the blind and visually impaired