Geographical Institute of Weimar
Geographical Institute of Weimar (Geographisches Institut Weimar) was a German map publisher. It was based in Weimar, Germany. The company was founded in 1804 and made globes, yearbooks, and maps.
Geographical Institute of Weimar
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- Geographical Institute of Weimar
- Founded
- 1804
- Founder
- Friedrich Justin Bertuch
- Headquarters
- Weimar
- Dissolved
- 1893
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Geographical Institute of Weimar (Geographisches Institut Weimar) was a German map publisher. It was based in Weimar, Germany. The company was founded in 1804 and made globes, yearbooks, and maps.
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Friedrich Justin Bertuch managed the company upon its founding. Adam Christian Gaspari and Heinrich Kiepert worked there.
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• Name — Geographical Institute of Weimar • Native Name — Geographisches Institut Weimar • Type — Map publisher • Industry — Cartography, publishing • Founded — 1804 • Key People — Friedrich Justin Bertuch (manager) • Products — Globes, maps, yearbooks • Hq Location — Weimar, Germany • Illustration — Southwest Asia by Leopold Kraatz and Thomas Luther, 1866, published Geographical Institute of Weimar
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