Walch, Johannes
Johannes Walch (November 25, 1757 - March 23, 1815) was a German painter, draftsman, engraver, cartographer and publisher. He was the son of abusinessman, amateur painter and engraver Sebastian Walch; he received training as a miniature painter in Augsburg, Geneva and the Vienna Art Academy. After a two-year trip to Italy, he settled in Augsburg, where he married the eldest daughter of the Augsburg-based engraver and publisher Johann Martin Will, and worked in his father-in-law's publishing house. His contributions led the publisher to focus more heavily on As a result, the publisher increasingly turned to map production, heavily supported by the acquisition of material from Lotter and Seutter. After Will's death in 1806, Walch inherited the firm and continued to increase its importance as a map publisher. His son Johann Sebastian Walch (1787–1840) would inherit the publishing house.
Post-Napoleonic Italy.
Carta D'Italia secondo la presento Costituzione/ Charte von Italien nach der dermaligen Verfassung : auch mit dessen alten und neuen Grenzen : nach den bewährtesten Hülfsmitteln neu entworfen und gezeichnet.
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This is an 1820 Johann Walch map of Italy, issued during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Although initially issued in 1803, the map underwent regular updates due to the tumultuous political changes over the subsequent decades. This 1820 example is the last edition, published by Johann Sebastian, Walch's heir, likely as a separate issue. (more details)
Manuscript record of the Great Comet of 1811.
Neue Himmelsbeschreibung oder sehr leichte Methode die Sternbilder durch die äußere Gestalt der vornehmsten Sterne unter denselben kennen zu lernen.
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This is an 1804 celestial map, with extensive manuscript annotations, prepared by Johannes Walch. Aside from its aesthetic qualities, the chart is noteworthy for its manuscript annotations recording the Great Comet of 1811. Overall, the chart captures the state of astronomical knowledge at the time, including the discovery of Uranus by astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822). (more details)