[Geographical atlas of Poland] WUNDERLICH E. - Geographischer Bilderatlas von Polen 1917

Geographischer Bilderatlas von Polen Mit über 100 Originalaufnahmen 6 Specialkärtchen und 1 Übersichtskarte Herausgegeben von Dr. E. Wunderlich

A geographical atlas of Poland with 100 original photographs and 6 maps showing, among other things, a precipitation map and a relief map. In addition, a fold-out sheet showing "Western Russia" on a scale of 1:100000. Descriptions of the various regions in German.

Numerous photographs depicting various regions of Poland at the time and its inhabitants, notable for their images of men and women in regional costumes and traditional buildings of the Polish countryside. Many of the photographs also capture the Jewish community, inextricably linked to Poland at the time.

Ernst Erich Wunderlich (1889 - 1945) - German geographer, During World War I, as part of his military service, he became deputy head of the Commission for Regional Studies in the General Government. By 1918, Wunderlich had published several times on Polish geographic conditions, from this period also comes the atlas Geographischer Bilderatlas von Polen. After returning to Germany, he taught at the Technical University of Stuttgart , and later in Hanover.

Year of publication: Berlin, 1917 Gea Verlag

s. VIII, p.140, [3], [1] plates.

Format: 27 x 19 cm

Binding: publisher's cloth

Condition: complete and consistent, foreign signature on paste-down [pen], on p.138 foreign signature " Chelm" next to German "Cholm", rare rust discoloration [foxing], binding with rubbing, spine missing)