Keywords: 1862 Stieler Physical Map of Europe - Geographicus - EuropaPhy-perthes-1862.jpg This fascinating 1862 map by Justus Perthes and Stieler depicts Europe ™s physical geography Although major cities are labeled political distinctions are not 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 EuropaPhy-perthes-1862 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Old maps of Europe 1862 1862 maps |