Kraatz, Leopold
Leopold Kraatz (18xx - 19xx) was a German lithographer, engraver, and printer active in Berlin Germany during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Kraatz worked with Lange in 1854 and Kiepert from 1860 until 1888.
Battle of Puebla and the Second French Intervention in Mexico.
Der Mexicanische Stat Puebla.
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This is a scarce 1862 H. Kiepert map of Puebla, Mexico, issued in Germany in the wake of the Battle of Puebla, in which Mexican forces repulsed a French invasion, placing Mexico and Puebla on the global stage. In 1863, one year after this map was issued, French interventionists established the Second Mexican Empire, placing the Austrian Archduke Maximilian I on the throne and creating widespread interest in Mexico throughout the German-speaking world. (more details)