Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas

A monument of cartography is "Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas" (after Richard Andree, 1835-1912), published by Velhagen & Klasing in Bielefeld and Leipzig, Germany (founded 1835, taken over by F. Cornelsen in 1954, now fully merged into the Cornelsen company). The first edition appeared in 1881, a second in 1887; a third in 1893; a fourth in 1899; a fifth in 1906; a sixth in 1914; a seventh in 1921 and an eight in 1922 - 5th impression 1930 (being the most comprehensive of all with more than 300,000 names). Finally a concise edition appeared in 1937. Main cartographers were A. Scobel (1851-1912), G. Jungk (?1932), R. Kocher, E. Umbreit (?1904), A. Thomas (?1930), H. Mielisch (?1925), and K. Tänzler (?1944) although production of a number of maps was contracted out to geographical institutes like Peip, Wagner & Debes, Sternkopf, Sulzer. Other well-known titles of Velhagen & Klasing were Putzgers (after F.W. Putzger, ?1913) Historischer Schulatlas (1877, as Historischer Weltatlas 100th ed. 1979), Grosser Volksatlas (1935) and Grosser Wehratlas (= Large Military Atlas, 1937).

Related Topics:
Cartography - Richard Andree

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