Rare collection of tactile maps: 10 with printed text. Printed at Lehrmittelverlag der Marburger Blindenstudieanstalt by W. J. Becker on embossed cardboard. Marburg 1940–1949. + 8 tactile maps without printed text [no place, no date]. Embossed cardboard. Measurements 50,5×36,5–46,5×64,5 cm. (18)
Presumably all maps comprised in this lot were produced and used by the Marburger Blindenstudieanstalt (today Die Deutsche Blindenstudienanstalt in Marburg) which is an educational institution for blind and visually impaired people. The institution was founded in 1916 as a result of World War 1 where many young men returned home with visual impairments or total blindness. Two of the maps in this lot are dated to the time during World War 2.
These tactile maps mark out geographical features and include braille inscriptions. They depict various places in the world, including several parts of Germany, Great Britain, Africa and Canada/USA.
The collection includes among others: - Gross-Britannien u. Irland, 1940. - Gross-Britannien u. Irland, 1940. - Beikarte zur Umgebungskarte, 1947. - Das Relief Mitteleuropas, Teil 1: Nordseeküstengebiet, 1948. - Das Relief Mitteleuropas, Teil 2: Ostseeküstengebiet, 1948. - Das Relief Mitteleuropas, Teil 3: Mitteldeutsches Gebirgsland, 1948. - Das Relief Mitteleuropas, Teil 4: Böhmer Becken und Randgebiete, 1948. - Das Relief Mitteleuropas, Teil 5: Süddeutschland, 1949. - Niederlande Belgien-Luxemburg, 1949. - CANADA/U.S.A. Nebenkarte Östlicher Teil der Vereinigten Staaten [no date].
Signs of wear due to age and use. One map defective.
Books and manuscripts, 21 June 2022
Not sold