1890s Color Map GEOLOGY of the HARZ MOUNTAINS Germany ,1894 Antique Colour Map

TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF MAP RAILWAY AND ROUTE MAP

GELOGICAL MAP OF THE HARZ ,GERMANY The Harz is a mountain range in northern Germany. The northernmost mountain chain of Germany, it straddles the border between the states of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from a Middle High German word meaning "forest". The Harz has a length of 95 km (southeast to northwest) and a width of 35 km. It occupies an area of about 2000 km², and reaches its highest point at the Brocken (1141 m), situated in Saxony-Anhalt. The Wurmberg (971 m) is the highest peak in the Lower Saxony part. 600,000 people live in towns and villages of the Harz mountains.The Harz is divided into the Upper Harz (Oberharz) in the northwest and the Lower Harz (Unterharz) in the southeast. The Upper Harz has a higher elevation and features fir forests, while the Lower Harz gradually descends towards the surrounding land and has deciduous forests mingled with meadows. The settlement of the Harz began only 1000 years ago. In ancient times dense forests made the region inaccessible. 968 saw the discovery of silver deposits near the town of Goslar, and mines became established in the following centuries throughout the mountains. Towns in the Harz and near the Harz: * Alexisbad * Altenau * Bad Gandersheim * Bad Grund * Bad Harzburg * Bad Lauterberg * Bad Sachsa * Benneckenstein * Braunlage * Clausthal-Zellerfeld * Derenburg * Elend * Gernrode * Goslar * Halberstadt * Hasselfelde * Herzberg * Ilfeld * Ilsenburg (Harz) * Neustadt (Südharz) * Nordhausen * Osterode am Harz * Quedlinburg * Rübeland * Sankt Andreasberg * Schierke * Seesen * Stolberg * Suderode * Tanne * Thale * Treseburg * Walkenried * Wernigerode Rivers originating in the Harz : Innerste, Grane, Oker, Ilse, Holtemme, Bode, Selke, Wipper, Thyra, Zorge, Oder, Söse.

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 12 X 9 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate Map - Excellent Condition. Folded. As Scanned. German Text. Beautiful with excellent detail. Map Print is Blank on the back