GERMAN RAILWAY COLOUR ANTIQUE MAP,1894 Antique Colour Map

HISTORICAL MAP CHART SHOWING LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY

German Railway history began December 7, 1835 with the Adler (Eagle) locomotive driving between Nürnberg and Fürth. The locomotive was built by Stephenson and Co. in Newcastle upon Tyne. The following years saw a rapid growth: By the year 1845, there were alread more than 2,000 km of railroads in Germany, ten years later that number was above 8,000. Most German states had state-owned railway companies, but there were several large private companies as well. One of these private companies, the Rheinische Eisenbahn, built the first ever international railway line. The line connected Cologne in Prussia to Antwerp in Belgium and was opened in 1843. In 1871 the German Empire was founded and consisted of 25 sovereign states. Some of these territories and kingdoms operated their own railways, collectively called the Länderbahnen (Territorial Railways). These were: * Königlich Preußische und Großherzoglich Hessische Staatseisenbahn (K.P.u.G.H.St.E.) which later became the Königlich Preußische Eisenbahn-Verwaltung (K.P.E.V.) * Königlich Bayerische Staatseisenbahn (K.Bay.Sts.B.) * Königlich Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen (K.Sächs.Sts.E.B.) * Königlich Württembergische Staatseisenbahn (K.W.St.E.) * Großherzoglich Badische Staatseisenbahn (Baden) * Großherzoglich Mecklenburgische Friedrich-Franz-Eisenbahn (Meckl. or M.F.F.E) * Großherzoglich Oldenburgische Staatseisenbahn (Oldenburg) * Pfalzbahn der Königlich Bayerische Staatseisenbahn (PfalzB) * Reichseisenbahn Elsaß-Lothringen (ReichsEb.) * Ludwigsbahn

1890s Wood Engraving, Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 12 X 9 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate Map - Excellent Condition. Folded. German Text. Beautiful with excellent detail. Map Print is Blank on Reverse Side