• Map of Czernowitz. Supplemented in 1880 2

Map of Czernowitz. Supplemented in 1880

Map

ID:
34432
Place
Chernivtsi
Date:
1880
Collection
Austrian War Archive
Source
GIh 133
Copyright
Austrian War Archive, Vienna
Description

Map of Chernivtsi, 1880, with suburbs and part of the border area of Moldova.

This map is an expanded re-edition of the city map, that was published together with Kummersberg’s topographical map (Sheet No. 59) in 1855-1863 (Kummerer Carl Ritter von Kummersberg. Administrative-Karte von den Königreichen Galizien und Lodomerien mit dem Großherzogthume Krakau und den Herzogthümern Auschwitz, Zator und Bukowina in 60 Bllättern). In addition to Chernivtsi, the sheets of Kummersberg’s map also contain maps of Krakow and Lwow.

The map’s edition and printing was performed by Artaria & Co. Publishers in Vienna.

Legend:

  • The left side of the map holds the name: “Map of Czernowitz. Expanded in 1880” (Plan von Czernowitz. Ergänzt im Jahre 1880), symbols, and a list of 17 objects marked on the map.
  • The upper left corner holds a fragment of Moldovan border territory, with a scale measuring line (Maasstab 1 ost: Meile gleich 2½ Wiener Zoll; 1 Centimeter = 1,152 Kilometer).
  • The bottom right corner contains publishing information: “Publishing and property of Artaria & Co., Vienna” (Verlag und Eigenthum von ARTARIA & Cо in Wien.
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