Neu-Seeland (New Zealand) im Maassstabe 1:5.000.000. - Von A. Petermann.

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Original antique lithograph, hand coloured, published by Justus Perthes in Gotha for 'Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen', 1876. Lithograph, handcolored in outline when published. Sheet: 338 by 224mm (13¼ by 8¾ inches).. August Heinrich Petermann (1822–1878) was one of the most important German cartographers and geographers of the 19th century. Born in Bleicherode, Saxony, he trained at the Geographische Kunstschule in Potsdam under Heinrich Berghaus — himself a leading student of Alexander von Humboldt. After a formative decade in Edinburgh and London (1845–1854), where he gained broad experience in the commercial and scientific aspects of cartography, Petermann returned to Gotha and joined the Justus Perthes publishing house. In 1855 he founded 'Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen' (PGM), which swiftly became one of the world's foremost geographical journals — the definitive record of the great age of exploration and discovery. Petermann personally produced over 500 maps and signed 226 articles in PGM, ranging across Africa, the Polar regions, Asia, and the history and practice of cartography. In 1902, the eminent British cartographer J. G. Bartholomew wrote: 'No one has done more than he to advance modern cartography.' His maps are held in major institutions worldwide, including the Library of Congress, the British Library, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Three maps on one sheet. The first map shows New Zealand with the Northern and Southern Island. The other two maps are inset maps in the corners: Tasmania (van Diemen's Land) & the Isthmus of Aukland. The map provides a lot of information on place names, cities, rivers, lakes, missions, bays, mountains, etc. In excellent condition. The map was originally folded, so the old folds are still slightly visible.

Petermann, A. – New Zealand · Lithograph, Hand Coloured · Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen, Gotha · 1876