Petermann, Augustus Heinrich
August Heinrich Petermann (1822 - 1878) was a German cartographer. Petermann attended the 'Geographische Kuntschule' (Geographica School of Art), which was started by Heinrich Berghaus with the support of Alexander von Humboldt, in Potsdam beginning in 1839. Students at the school were obliged to work on many of the school's contracts, including maps for several different atlases. Following his time in Potsdam, Petermann relocated to Edinburgh and London from 1845 to 1854, where he gained insight into the commercial aspects of the cartography business. In 1854, Petermann returned to Gotha, Germany and began working with the Perthes brothers publishers. While working with the Perthes brothers, Petermann founded the journal Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen, published from 1855 until 2014, long one of the most prominent German-language geography journals.
From the sea to the Sudan.
Originalkarte der Nord-Abessinischen Grenzlande Bogos, Mensa, Marea und der umliegenden Gebiete...
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This is an 1864 Augustus Petermann and Bruno Hassenstein map of what is today Eritrea, including a nautical chart of the Red Sea along the Eritrean coast. It illustrates the routes of mid-19th century European explorers from the Red Sea westwards to the Sudan. (more details)
Tracing the route of the Nile.
Originalkarte des westlichen Theiles des oberen Nil-Gebietes zur Übersicht der Reisen und Forschungen...
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This is a detailed 1865 Bruno Hassenstein map of the Upper White Nile, concurrent with the eastern part of today's South Sudan. It traces the routes of German and other European explorers of the mid-19th century, including those whose journeys had recently concluded in the months and years prior to publication. (more details)
Traces German exploration in East Africa between 1838 and 1862.
Originalkarte von Nord-Abessinien und den Ländern am Mareb, Barka und Anseba. Tafel 3a. (Ausgabe mit Colorit Übersicht der Reiserouten.)
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This is an 1864 Augustus map of East Africa. Depicting the region from the Red Sea and Mitsiwa (Massua), Eritrea west to Sudan, the routes of nine explorers though this region are traced. Spanning nearly twenty years, from 1838 to 1862, hand color highlights each route in a different color, allowing for easy differentiation and identification. Two of Werner Munzinger's expeditions through the region are illustrated, making his exploits the most thoroughly cataloged here. (more details)
Talking polar bears anyone?
Originalkarte der I. Deutschen Nordpolar-Expedition, 1868.
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This is an 1871 Augustus Petermann map of Svalbard and the Arctic Ocean. The map records the 1868 First German North Polar Expedition, which, to this day, maintains the records for the highest northern latitude reached by a sailing ship without auxiliary drive. (more details)
Walrus hunting, anyone? ... anyone?
Die Aufnahmen der I. Deutschen Nordpolar-Expedition in Nordost-Spitzbergen, August und September 1868.
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This is an 1871 Augustus Petermann map of Hinlopen Strait in the Svalbard Archipelago. Hinlopen Strait separates Spitsbergen and Nordaustlandet. The map highlights the route of the First German North Polar Expedition through the strait, which is often impassable due ice. Dates, anchorages, and shore excursions are noted, along with a handful of depth soundings. The 1827 English expedition led by Sir William Edward Parry (1790 - 1855) and the 1861 Swedish expedition led by Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld (1869 - 1928) are also traced. Three views appear in the lower left corner illustrate shore excursions, among them a walrus hunt. (more details)
Mauch scouts out the Mozambican interior.
Originalkarte von Carl Mauch·s Reise von Simbabye nach Senna, 1871/72.
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This is an 1874 Augustus Petermann map of central Mozambique, tracing the journey of Carl (or Karl) Mauch, a German explorer. It depicts the area between the Zambezi and Save Rivers, where the Portuguese had long maintained a coastal presence with more tenuous control inland. (more details)
Advances in 19th Century Climate Science.
Regenkarte der Erde.
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A colorful map of the world on a Mercator Projection demonstrating climate regions, produced by Alexander Voeikov and published in 1874 in Petermann's Geographische Mitteheilungen. (more details)
Siwa, Bahariya, Farafra, Dakhla-Kharga Circuit.
Originalkarte der von G. Rohlfs geführten Expedition in die Libysche Wüste, 1873 - 1874.
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A fascinating map of the deserts of western Egypt and eastern Libya, tracing the routes of the 1873 - 1874 Rohlfs Expedition, drawn by the expedition's surveyor Wilhelm Jordan. It is one of the few, and perhaps the first, early maps to detail the desert oases of western Egpyt. Today, the Siwa, Bahariya, Farafra, Dakhla-Kharga Route is a possible if rugged circuit for the adventurous traveler. (more details)
Missionaries in China and social upheaval.
Originalkarte der Provinz Kwang Tung (Canton) zur Übersicht der Deutschen Missions-Stationen von J. Nacken / [Original map overview of the German mission stations of the province of Kwang Tung (Canton)].
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This is an 1878 Rev. Johannes Nacken map of the German mission stations in Guangdong Province, China, originally published in the geography journal Petermann's Geographische Mitteilungen. The map is indicative of the level of geographic and cultural knowledge about China in Europe at the time. (more details)
Pundits on the 'roof of the world'.
Reiserouten des Indischen Punditen A - K - in Gross Tibet und der Mongolei 1879 - 1882.
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This is an 1885 map of expeditions in western China compiled by G.W.E. Atkinson. The map depicts much of today's Qinghai Province and Tibetan Autonomous Region. The map is based not only upon European expeditions, but also those of the Pundits, or Pandits - Indian and / or Tibetan explorers working secretly for the British. (more details)
Highlights many of Guatemala's volcanoes, three of which are currently active.
Kartenskizze der Vulkane in West-Guatemala.
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This is an 1895 Bruno Hassenstein map of volcanoes in western Guatemala. It depicts western Guatemala from the Tacaná Volcano on the Guatemala-Mexico border to Amatitlán and Lake Amatitlán, numerous volcanoes are illustrated and labeled, including the Volcán de Agua, the Volcán de Fuego, and the Volcán de Santa Maria. Cities and towns throughout the region are also labeled, along with rivers and the Lago de Atitlán. A dashed line marks the route followed by Dr. Sapper through the region. Topography lines are also illustrated, allowing the viewer some idea of the very mountainous nature of the terrain. An inset map situated in the upper right corner details the region around the Volcán de Tacaná, and labels both the town of Tacaná and Sabinal. Two other insets along the bottom focus on the Volcán San Pedro and the peak of the Volcán Acatenango. (more details)