Original antique chromolithographed, highly detailed 1896 map of part of northwestern Germany, and what is today part of southern Denmark.

• The map is titled "Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg und Freie Städte Hamburg und Lübeck" in the upper margin and was published in Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas by Velhagen and Klasing, Bielefeld and Leipzig, Germany, 1896.



• The map is drawn on a scale of 1:750,000, and the image area measures 37.5 x 52.5 cm [14¾" x 20¾"], with generous margins on all sides.



• Details include cities, towns, railroads, postal roads, steamship and ferry routes, and natural features.



• The coverage area extends from Helgoland to Rügen and Uckermark, and there aremany hundreds of place names, including Flensburg, Moen, Kiel, Wismar, Altona, Neumünster, Kaiser Wilhelm Canal, Laaland, and the Elbe River.



• There are inset plans of the Hamburg area and the archipelago of Helgoland, which had been transferred from Britain to Germany six years before this map was printed, in exchange for Zanzibar and other African territories.



• Condition:  This map is in excellent condition, bright and clean, printed on a heavy paper stock, with a vertical center fold, as issued, and no marks, rips, or tears. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



• This is an original, authentic antique map, not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine.



• It would make a handsome display in your den or office. It would also make a perfect gift, and we'll include our helpful framing tips for your reference, along with a photocopy of the dated title page from the book in which it was published.



• Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas was a major cartographic work published in several German and foreign editions between 1881 and 1937. Richard Andree was a noted German geographer and cartographer.



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