Antique Map-KONIGSBERG-KALININGRAD-RUSSIA-Meyers-1895

Original colour lithograph. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 30.2 x 24.2 cm. The image size is ca. 26 x 21 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 11.9 x 9.3 inch. The image size is ca. 7.7 x 6.4 inch.

Map: ‘Konigsberg.’ (Konigsberg in Prussia, Germany – Nowadays Kaliningrad in Russia.) This attractive original old antique print / plate / map originates from 1885-1907 editions of a famous German encyclopedia: ‘Meyers grosses Konversations-Lexikon.’, published in Leipzig and Vienna. Meyers Konversations-Lexikon was a major German encyclopedia that existed in various editions from 1839 until 1984, when it merged with the Brockhaus encyclopedia. Several of the plates were also used in Dutch Encyclopedia’s like Winkler Prins.Artists and Engravers: The original founder and publisher who initiated this famous enxyclopedia was Joseph Meyer (1796-1856, Hildburghausen, Germany).

Condition: Very good. Original folds, as issued. General age related toning and occasional light soiling as visible on the scan. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE MAP-KONIGSBERG-KALININGRAD-RUSSIA-MEYERS

(PCOMAN) A178-30