Relief map of the German Empire

Map

Accession Number: 1998.80.64

Scope & Content: Title of map, creator, and publishing information provided in print, in German, upper left corner, and in German braille, lower right corner; manufacturing information in print, lower left corner; mapped area has print labeling in German; large bodies of water have slightly raised horizontal lines; landmass is slightly higher with mountainous terrain elevated; includes major cities and provinces; rivers represented by raised lines; latitude and longitude are indicated by short raised lines with braille and print numbers; published by Verein zur Forderung der Blindenbildung, Steglitz bei Berlin. (Association for the Promotion of the Education of the Blind) 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: 1890

Subjects: Geography Germany Maps for the blind and visually impaired