Schmidt Weichsel, Teodoro (sold)
Teodoro Schmidt Weichsel (July 5, 1834 - July 29, 1924) was a German born Chilean railroad engineer active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was orphaned at 10, but completed his studies at the Technical High School of Darmstadt between 1849 and 1852. He worked briefly for the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. When he lost this position, he decided to take the drastic action of emigrating to a German colony in South America. He left Germany on April 3, 1859, on the ship Sofia Georgette, landing in Valparaíso, Chile on August 1. He took work at Hacienda Catapilco, using his engineering expertise to constructing dams, canals, and earthworks. Around 1866 he began working on engineering projects funded by the Chilean state, including docks, canals and railroads. In 1869 he was formally added to the Commission of Military Engineers. He continued to work for the state becoming involved with the Ferrocariles del Estado, state constructed and administered railroads in the early 20th century. By 1914 he was Inspector General of Railroads. He died in his home in Temuco in 1924.
Signed official map of the Railroads of Chile! Rare!
Mapa de los Ferrocarriles en Explotación y en Construcción de la República de Chile.
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A scarce 1914 official map of Chile illustrating railroad construction throughout the country, published in Santiago by the Dirección de Obras Publicas. Oriented to the east, this is an expansive map coving all of Chile and is awash with detail regarding development and coverage of national rail lines. It breaks downs railroads that are active, those that are under construction, and those that are in the planning stage. Below the main map is an extensive collection of profile sectional diagrams illustrating the challenges of constructing comprehensive rail service throughout the mountainous country. To the right and left of the map there is additional data regarding the individual lines. This map has been personally signed by the Inspector General of Trains, Teodoro Schmidt Weichsel (1834 - 1924), a Chilean railroad engineer of German descent who now has a town named in his honor. (more details)