Diercke World Atlas
The Diercke World Atlas is a school world atlas that has been used in all parts of Germany since 1883 and has been published by Westermann Verlag ever since . According to him, the chronicle contains the following essential requirements:
Under the title School Atlas - over all parts of the world
- 1883: 1st edition by Carl Diercke and Eduard Gaebler ;
still with additional subtitle on geographic teaching in higher educational institutions ;
54 main card, 132 In addition to cards, 46 pages, almost square format (34 x 36 cm; ~ 1: 1.05) with a cover in brown
Under the title Diercke School Atlas - for higher educational institutions
- 1895: 31st edition by Carl Diercke and Eduard Gaebler;
first revision, 152 main maps, 149 secondary maps, 148 pages, slim portrait format (~ 1: 1.6) cover brown - 1911: 48th edition, major revision under the direction of Carl and Paul Diercke , over 350 maps, 156 pages, brown
Under the title Diercke School Atlas - for higher education institutions
- 1932: 72nd edition ("Large Edition") Completion of a major revision under Paul Diercke, 164 pages, brown
Under the new title Diercke World Atlas - without subtitles
- 1950: 84th edition by Richard Dehmel , first post-war revision, over 300 maps, 142 pages (~ 1: 1.65) green
- 1957: 89th edition "founded by C. Diercke, continued by R. Dehmel", fundamental revision,
for the first time in a wider portrait format close to DIN C4 , over 400 cards, 148 pages (23½ × 34 cm; ~ 1: 1.45) brown - 1974: 185th edition by Ferdinand Mayer , basic revision, 500 maps / illustrations, 200 pages (~ 1: 1.4) blue
- 1988: 1st edition of the complete revision by Ulf Zahn , 400 maps / illustrations, 235 pages (~ 1: 1.28) dark blue
- 2002: 5th edition updated and revised edition by Thomas Michael , 239 pages (~ 1: 1.28) dark blue
- 2008 1st edition of the complete revision by Thomas Michael, 460 maps / illustrations, 252 pages (~ 1: 1.28) blue
- 2015 1st edition of the complete revision by Thomas Michael, 510 maps / images, 320 pages (~ 1: 1.28) blue
Web links
- Diercke World Atlas website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Diercke Chronicle. On diercke.de. Westermann Group , accessed on March 11, 2020 .