[TATRY]. Map of the Tatra Mountains. Color map form. 80x109 cm.
Map of the Tatra Mountains drawn up by Adam Tomaszewski, published in Lvov by B. Połoniecki's Polish Bookstore. Połoniecki in 1923, printed at the Military Geographical Institute in Vienna. Title, legend and scale (1:50,000) in a frame in the lower left corner. Inside the lower frame, marking the national borders. Marked Poland's proposed border changes near Jaworzyna and in several other places. The map "was a photographic enlargement of the Austrian special map on a scale of 1:75,000. It had [...] a very rich nomenclature, which, especially in the High Tatras, made it difficult to read. This map [...] enjoyed great popularity as the first Polish map of the entire Tatra Mountains" (E. Nowak-Ferdhus "History of Polish Tourist Cartography" in "Z dziejów kartografii", vol. 1, Wr. 1979, s. 103). Preserved original cover with title: "Map of the Tatra Mountains in eight colors in 80x110 format". Covers stained, map in very good condition.
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