bavarikon4UHydrological Maps
Hydrological maps show the location of diverse bodies of water, precipitation rates and discharge rates. Water charts have been available in Germany since the seventeenth century.
The first exact maps of Bavarian rivers and lakes were produced by Adrian von Riedl (1746-1809), active in construction and surveying. His Stromatlas von Baiern (River Atlas of Bavaria) consists of a 200-page text and 27 large-format sheets with maps and illustrations. Among others, the Loisach, the Isar, the Inn, the Amper, the Danube, the Würmsee, Walchensee, Kochelsee, Schliersee, Tegernsee, Chiemsee, Ammersee and Wörthsee, as well as bridges and monuments on Bavarian rivers are depicted. In connection with this work, the four-sheet Hydrographische Karte von Bayern (Hydrographic Map of Bavaria) can be seen, which was published in 1807 and precisely depicted the Bavarian waters for the first time. Also worth mentioning is the Hydrographic Map of the Iller River by the royal Bavarian Privy Councillor and Director of Hydraulic Engineering Carl Friedrich von Wiebeking (1762-1842). In 1816, on the basis of the Paris Treaties, he presented the course of the border between Bavaria and Württemberg and proposed a straightening of the Iller's river bed.
Multi-part works in the collection "Hydrological Maps" available in bavarikon
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
- Maps on Traffic and Travelling
- Military Maps
- Maps concerning Church and Religion
- Maps concerning History and Administration
- 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 Plan from the Holdings the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek" (Bavarian State Library).