95A Wilhem v. Schlieben 1825

Wilhelm August von Schlieben (1781-1839), a German geographical author especially interested in statistics¹, is known to have produced a small number of topographical works. A work on Germany produced in two parts towards the end of the 1820s was Neuestes Gemälde der deutschen Bundesstaaten and the first volume contained descriptions of Bavaria, Württemberg, Baden, Hesse, Nassau, Oldenburg and the 4 cities which were still a so-called Reichstadt. The second volume had four attractive copperplates². Both volumes were published in Vienna by Doll in 1830 and 1831. These two works may have been part of Schütz's Allgemeine Erdkunde, Oder Beschreibung aller Länder der fünf Welttheile (Schutz’s General Geography or Description of all the countries in the five continents). This had numerous plates and was updated by W. Tielcke and J.G. Sommer working with other authors.

The map below probably came from another topographical work, Atlas von Europa nebst den Kolonien,published in parts from 1825. The first volume³ was confined to France and the Turkish Empire in Europe (parts 1 and 2, also bound in one volume), with 33 and 12 pages of text and 41 maps (each sheet 340 x 250 mm). The publisher’s imprint bears publication details. A later volume was confined to Germany (parts 9 and 10) with 44 pages of text accompanying the 26 engraved maps (again 340 x 250 mm), but there are no publisher’s details. The Atlas was published in parts with these being bound together and republished. The part covering The British Isles contained 20 maps of Britain and Ireland and at least 6 maps of British possessions.

Size: 195 x 260 mm (borders).                                                                                                                                    Two scale bars(see below).

BRITISCHES REICH (CaOS). No imprint or signature. Graticuled inner border. Two scale bars: Geographische Meilen (1 + 10 = 85 mm) and Englische Meilen (10 + 40 = 85 mm) both (Ed - Ee). There are numbers and letters on the map and these are explained in two sections in the map, e.g. 12 = Devon and 13 = Cornwall. Text subtitle (Ca): A. KÖN: ENGLAND.

Map shows all of Devon and Cornwall and a small part of south Wales. The Scillies are shown breaking the border (Ae) and the Dorset border breaks the frame to the east. Inset map of the Isle of Man (Aa). There is no page or plate number.