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| Keywords: 1862 Stieler Map of Denmark - Geographicus - Danemark-perthes-1862.jpg This fascinating 1862 map by Justus Perthes and Stieler depicts Denmark Schleswig Holstein Iceland and the Faeroe Islands There are inset maps of Ireland and the Faeroe Islands In a display of cartographic flair unique to Perthes maps a land elevation profile is depicted on the bottom of the Iceland map Unlike other cartographic publishers of the period the Justus Perthes firm did not transition to lithographic printing techniques Instead all of his maps are copper plate engravings and hence offer a level of character and depth of detail that was impossible to find in lithography or wax-process engraving Issued in the 1862 edition of Stieler ™s Schul-Atlas 1862 Size in 10 8 object history credit line accession number Danemark-perthes-1862 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by Justus Perthes Old maps of Denmark Old maps of Schleswig-Holstein Old maps of Iceland 1862 maps | ||||
