K. B. Heller's Karten u. Ansichten des Vulkan's Orizaba & c. - Die Cordillere des Orizaba u. Perote bis zur Küste des...

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Lithograph, hand-colored in outline by Petermann, A, published 1857 by Justus Perthes, Gotha. Image size: 246 by 191mm (9 by 7 inches). Published in Petermanns Geographische Mittheilungen — the world's most respected cartographic journal of the 19th century. August Heinrich Petermann (1822–1878) was one of the most influential cartographers of the 19th century. Born in Bleicherode, Germany, he studied at the renowned Geographical School of Art in Potsdam under Heinrich Berghaus and later worked in London and Edinburgh before returning to Germany to direct Justus Perthes' Geographical Institute in Gotha. In 1855 he founded Petermanns Geographische Mittheilungen, which rapidly became the world's most respected cartographic journal. Petermann pioneered the use of statistical and thematic mapping — depicting population distribution, geological formations, ocean depths, and political data with new visual rigor. His maps, published in Gotha, set the international standard for scientific cartography in the second half of the 19th century and are today highly prized by collectors for their intellectual depth and technical perfection. This antique map of K. B. Heller's Karten u. Ansichten des Vulkan's Orizaba & c was published in 1857 by Justus Perthes., Gotha (246 by 191mm (9 by 7 inches).). It is printed as a lithograph, hand-colored in outline. The map documents the region with careful attention to rivers, settlements, roads, and political boundaries, reflecting the geographical knowledge available at the time of publication and offering an invaluable primary source for historians and collectors of North American antique cartography. In excellent condition.

Petermann, A. – K. B. Heller's Karten u. Ansichten des Vulkan's Orizaba... · Antique Map, Lithograph · 246 x 191mm · Justus Perthes., Gotha 1857