Relief map of Russia

Map

Accession Number: 1998.80.74

Scope & Content: German title in raised letters at bottom and in braille at upper left corner; "M. Kunz" and "Illzach" in raised letters at bottom; no labeling on mapped area; major bodies of water have slightly raised horizontal lines; landmasses are higher with mountain ranges indicated; rivers indicated by raised lines; cities are marked with raised dots; latitude and longitude are noted by raised lines with braille numbers around perimeter of map; scale of miles indicated in braille. 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.

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Collection: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 1998.80

Publisher: Illzach, Germany

Publisher Place: Illzach, Germany

Subjects: Geography Maps for the blind and visually impaired Russia