Atlas Suisse
The Atlas Suisse by Johann Rudolf Meyer and Johann Heinrich Weiss (1758 / 1759–1826), also known as the Meyer-Weiss Atlas , is the oldest map series that covers the whole of Switzerland and is based on scientific surveying . It was created between 1786 and 1802.
The industrialist Johann Rudolf Meyer from Aarau decided to create a map of Switzerland at his own expense. For this purpose in 1786 he hired the geometer Johann Heinrich Weiss from Strasbourg . The basis for this work were the basic measurements by the natural scientist Johann Georg Tralles and the landscape relief modeled by Joachim Eugen Müller (1752–1833) , which Weiss used to draw the maps.
The result of this work was published between 1796 and 1802 and comprises 16 maps and an overview map. The 16 sheets measure 70 × 51 cm and show Switzerland on a scale of approx. 1: 120,000. Until the Dufour map was published (1845–1865), the Atlas Suisse remained the most precise comprehensive map series in Switzerland.
literature
- Klöti, Thomas: The test sheet for the "Atlas Suisse" (1796). In: Cartographica Helvetica Heft 16 (1997) pp. 23–30 full text
Web links
- Atlas Suisse - Atlas Suisse online at landkartenarchiv.de
- Old maps of Switzerland - Atlas Suisse - The two Meyer-Weiss maps of the Canton of Bern online.
- Atlas Suisse at e-rara.ch - PDF download of the complete map series