| Other Artists |
Blindenanstalt zu Illzach bei Mulhausen Blind Institute of Illzach |
| Creator |
Kunz, Martin. |
| Date |
1888 |
| Abstract |
Relief map of Africa; title, creator, and creator's location identified in raised letters, at bottom; German braille, at top, provides name of publisher (Verein zur Forderung der Blindenbildung, Steglitz, Berlin), and date; "Afrika von M. Kunz, Illzach" in print, lower left corner; mapped area has hand-inked print labeling; large bodies of water have slightly raised horizontal lines and are gently highlighted in blue; landmass is slightly higher and mountainous areas are raised; borders are represented by dotted lines, colored yellow; major cities are indicated by raised red dots; rivers are indicated by raised blue lines; latitude and longitude are represented by short raised lines with braille and print numbers around perimeter of mapped area. Coloring may have been done by hand with colored pencil and/or watercolors. Martin Kunz was the director of the Blind Institute at Illzach, Germany and the leading producer of maps in Europe during the 1890s. --Tactile Pictures (Eriksson, 1998). |
| Extent of Description |
Paper
15 9/16 x 19 7/16 in. |
| Object ID |
1998.80.95 |
| Object Name |
Map |
| People |
Kunz, Martin |
| Search Terms |
Africa |
| Subjects |
Maps for the blind and visually handicapped.
Maps.
Geography.
Africa.
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| Title |
Relief map of Africa |
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