Weiler, Wilhelm (sold)
Wilhelm Weiler (1825 - 1895) was a German engraver. He worked for Justus Perthes in Gotha on numerous maps, including at least one edition of Hermann Berghaus's 'Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection'. He also worked on maps published in Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen
Steam packets routes and global steam navigation companies.
Chart of the World on Mercators Projection.
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This is a c. 1870 Hermann Berghaus large-scale map of the world. Typical of German maps production in the late 19th century, this map is both cartographically and informationally dense, featuring a wealth of detail and data systematically organized for easy digestion. This ranges from land and sea transportation networks to climatological data, topography, political distinctions, communication infrastructure (telegraph lines), oceanographic content, and more. Of particular interest is Berghaus' focus on global ocean steam navigation companies and steam packet communication. (more details)
International steam packet (steamships delivering mail) routes.
Chart of the World on Mercator's Projection.
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This is an 1882 Hermann Berghaus large-scale map of the world. Typical of German maps production in the late 19th century, this map is both cartographically and informationally dense, featuring a wealth of detail and data systematically organized for easy digestion. This ranges from land and sea transportation networks, to climatological data, to topography, political distinctions, communication infrastructure (telegraph lines), oceanographic content, and more. Of particular interest is Berghaus' focus on the transatlantic mail packets. (more details)