"Carte en Relief de la Suisse / Relief-Karte der Schweiz",
Subject: Switzerland
Period: 1853 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Printed Color
Size:
16.3 x 10.1 inches
41.4 x 25.7 cm
This remarkable three-dimensional, papier-mâché relief map shows the topography of Switzerland. A detailed dual-language (French and German) legend identifies towns, castles, glaciers, waterfalls, canals, roads, railroads, and much more. Published by Eduard Beck. The map is cut in half vertically and housed in a black wooden, book-style frame with hinges at the center and a ribbon closure.
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Condition: B+
Light toning and soiling with a small chip on one mountain peak at bottom left. The box case is quite worn and the ribbon closure is partially detached, but the hinges are still intact.
