Relief map of the German Empire

Map

Accession Number: 1998.80.90

Scope & Content: Title of map, creator, publisher (Verein zur Forderung der Blindenbildung, Steglitz, Berlin), and date provided in German braille, bottom right corner; no labeling on mapped area; large bodies of water have slightly raised horizontal lines; landmasses are higher; rivers indicated by raised lines; includes provincial boundaries; major cities indicated by raised dots; distance scale with braille numbers, at bottom; latitude and longitude indicated by short raised lines with braille numbers around perimeter of mapped area. 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: Berlin, Germany

Publisher Place: Berlin, Germany

Publish Date: 1889

Subjects: Geography Maps for the blind and visually impaired Germany