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798 - Germany - Business and Travel Map of Germany and Neighboring Countries. Copperplate engraving by Johann Baptist Seitz. Munich, 1822. Plate dimensions: 70 x 100 cm. Sheet dimensions: 81 x 105 cm.
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Germany - Business and Travel Map of Germany and Neighboring Countries. Copperplate engraving by Johann Baptist Seitz. Munich, 1822. Plate dimensions: 70 x 100 cm. Sheet dimensions: 81 x 105 cm. Engelmann, Geogr. I, p. 454 – Bonacker, Strassen E, IV a, 137 – Travel map of Germany showing all postal routes and stations. Germany, bordered by the Benelux countries, Switzerland, Austria, large parts of France, Northern Italy, Hungary, and Poland, bounded by Schleswig, Danzig, Warsaw, Peterwardein, Venice, Milan, Paris, and Norwich. Road map showing post offices, postal and country roads, and mountain trails. This map is set in the center of a panel designed as a façade and featuring Gothic stylistic elements. The 20 panels surrounding the map on the sides and top—some decorated with trefoil arches and pointed arches—contain texts and tables for travelers and businesspeople. These include a perpetual calendar listing the name days of the saints and a table comparing the mileages of European and German countries. Geographical and statistical notes on Germany in general and on notable locations in Germany. A travel guide for Switzerland with descriptions of sights and general guidelines for travelers to Switzerland. Miles and postal stations. Calendar notes with an Easter table covering the years 1822–1900. List of the most distinguished spa resorts and health springs. The base is divided into three sections with tables: Conversion of all European trade weights to the Bavarian, Viennese, English, French, Dutch, Prussian, and Saxon weight systems. Comparison and conversion table for European coins. Conversion of all major ell measurements into Bavarian, Brabant, English, French, and Viennese ells. The panels of the base and the upper section are each decorated at the top by a frieze featuring a leaf or vine pattern; the upper edge of the sheet is framed by a decorative architectural pattern with semicircular arches and crosses. - Decorative illustration in an unusual format (Olifant format). - Center fold, with slight discoloration along the edges, some crease marks along the edges, slightly browned, and spotted. *
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