Georg Bauerkeller
Bauerkeller's New Embossed Plan of London, 1841
26 ½ x 44 ½ in
67 x 113 cm
67 x 113 cm
LDN7630
A vibrant 3D embossed map of London highlighting landmarks in red. Uncoloured areas are raised to the touch, whilst the roads, rivers, and walls which are printed in colour are...
A vibrant 3D embossed map of London highlighting landmarks in red. Uncoloured areas are raised to the touch, whilst the roads, rivers, and walls which are printed in colour are flat. Printed for Georg Bauerkeller by Ackermann & Co at his premises on the Strand.
The mapmaker, Georg Bauerkeller, invented a new method for creating 3-dimensional relief maps through a combination of embossing and colour printing, a technique known as 'Geomontography'. Many of Bauerkeller's maps were exhibited at the Paris World Fair of 1839, though this map of London was not issued until 1841. Bauerkeller's technique was never patented and would later be adapted to produce maps for the blind.
Printed colour. [LDN7630]
The mapmaker, Georg Bauerkeller, invented a new method for creating 3-dimensional relief maps through a combination of embossing and colour printing, a technique known as 'Geomontography'. Many of Bauerkeller's maps were exhibited at the Paris World Fair of 1839, though this map of London was not issued until 1841. Bauerkeller's technique was never patented and would later be adapted to produce maps for the blind.
Printed colour. [LDN7630]
