Maps on Traffic and Travelling

Traffic maps are among the oldest thematic maps. Their origins are closely linked to the development of the postal system, which had been in the hands of the Princes of Thurn und Taxis in Regensburg since the end of the fifteenth century. From 1615 to 1806/08, they exercised postal sovereignty on behalf of the emperor. The development of traffic routes in the eighteenth century and the entire road and traffic network in the nineteenth century led to a flood of postal route, travel and traffic maps, a selection of which are presented here.

On the occasion of the Holy Year 1500, the Nuremberg instrument maker and cartographer Erhard Etzlaub (c.1460-1532) produced the so-called Romweg-Karte (Map for travelling to Rome) as the first travel map ever. It recorded the most important Central European pilgrim routes to Rome and is one of the most important milestones in cartography. Etzlaub is regarded as the "founder of modern street cartography".

The Geographische Mauth-Charte von Baeyern published by Franz Kohlbrenner and Tobias Conrad Lotter is also worth mentioning. One of the most beautiful topographical works of the eighteenth century is the Reise-Atlas von Baiern (travel atlas), published by the cartographer Adrian von Riedl between 1796 and 1803.

The Post-Karte von Baiern by Alois von Coulon, published in Munich in 1810, shows not only the routes but also the terrain and is one of the best general maps of that time. The collection is rounded off by further traffic maps, in particular of the railway lines.

• All "Maps on Traffic and Travelling" available in bavarikon

Multi-Part Works in the collection "Maps on Traffic and Travelling" available in bavarikon

• Karte der gegenwärtigen und zukünftigen Eisenbahnlinien des Königreichs Bayern
• Karte der Verkehrsanstalten von Bayern - 1879 Edition
• Karte der Verkehrsanstalten von Bayern und Württemberg - 1884 edition
• Riedl, Adrian von: Reise-Atlas

The other part collections of "Maps and Plans from the holdings of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek" available in bavarikon

• Sets of Topographic Maps
• Topographic Maps
• Atlases
• Military Maps
• Maps concerning Church and Religion
• Maps concerning History and Administration
• Hydrological Maps
• Maps of the Upper Palatinate
• Maps of Upper Franconia
• Maps of Central Franconia
• Maps of Lower Franconia
• Maps of Swabia
• Maps of Lower Bavaria
• Maps of Upper Bavaria
• Maps of the Palatinate
• Maps of Bavarian Cities
• Maps on Geology

>> This collection is part of the holdings of "Maps and Plans from the Holdings of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek" (Bavarian State Library).