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(Text Page to) Karte der Territorial-Eintheilung des K. K. Heeres und der beiden Landwehren, der Vertheilung der Garnisonen und des Verhältnisses der Kriegsdiensttauglichkeit / von Franz Ritter von Le Monnier k. k. Ministerial-Concipist und Bibliothekar der k. k. Geographischen Gesellschaft in Wien. (2)

Authors :
Hölzel, Eduard, 1817-1885
Ed. Hölzel (Firm)
Toula, Franz, 1845-1920
Chavanne, Josef, 1846-1902
Ritter, Franz, -1932
Publication Year :
1887
Publisher :
Eduard Hölzel, 1887.

Abstract

Descriptive text to accompany Nr. 17, following maps. Describes the distribution of military bases for Austria-Hungary. Includes tables: Die Confessionen im Heere [= The religious denominations in the Army] -- Das Officierscorps : a) Generalität und Oberste -- b) Stabs- und Ober-Officiere, Cadetten [= The officer corps: a) Generals and colonels - b) Staff and senior officers, cadets]. Text and tables span four pages.<br />Physikalisch-Statistischer Hand-Atlas von Osterreich-Ungarn, edited and executed by Eduard Hölzel's Geographical Institute in Vienna, 1887. Title translates to: Physical-statistical hand atlas of Austria-Hungary. Bound in green and black mottled board. With gilded title on front cover and spine. Back cover and verso of front cover both have bookplate: Hochschule für Bodenkultur Landw. Betriebslehre [University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Agricultural Management]. Bookplates stamped with "St 135". Includes a title page with an extended statement of responsibility, crediting contributors, as well as a table of contents, introductory text, and descriptive texts, with tables, following maps. Atlas comprised of twenty-five numbered plates, with two plates printed as 17. Plates present forty maps of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as well as several additionally depicting Bosnia and Herzegovina. Volume divided into two parts: Physikalischer [= Physical] (plates 1-15) and Statistischer [= Statistical] (16-24). Physical maps feature physical phenomena such as rainfall, thunderstorms, geology, minerals, forest and flower distribution; statistical maps feature cultural geography, such as population, sex ratio, mother-tongues, administrative divisions, religious denominations and education levels. Maps also show political boundaries, cities, railways, roads, valleys, lakes, drainage, coastlines and islands. Maps include latitudinal and longitudinal lines, as well as legends. Maps showing human characteristics also utilize data visualization. Colored lithographs.

Subjects

Subjects :
Vienna

Details

Database :
LUNA Commons
Publication Type :
Map
Accession number :
edsluc.RUMSEY.8.1.338776.90106778
Document Type :
Physical Atlas<br />Statistical Atlas<br />National Atlas<br />Text Page<br />Statistical Table