regenkarte der erde

Title:

Regenkarte der Erde.

Date:

C1904

Mapmaker:

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus (1772-1823)

Image Size:

221mm x 282mm

Condition:

In good condition, centre folds as issued.

Technique:

Colour printed engraving.

Description:

Interesting German map showing the average rainfall across the world.

Biography:

Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus

Detailed early map by Brockhaus who was a German encyclopaedia publisher and editor, who published Conversations-Lexikon. The business was carried on by his sons, Friedrich Brockhaus (1800–1865), who retired in 1850, and Heinrich Brockhaus (1804–1874), under whom it was considerably extended.