Ludwig Ravenstein
Ludwig Ravenstein (* 1838 ; † April 18, 1915 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German cartographer and publisher .
Life
Ludwig Ravenstein, the younger brother of Ernst Ravenstein , took over Ravenstein's Geographische Verlagsanstalt from his father Friedrich August Ravenstein in 1866 .
Ravenstein published topographic maps of Wiesbaden and the Niederwald as well as a special map of the Odenwald. He created the map of Germany published by the Bibliographical Institute in 12 sheets (1: 850,000) and the map of the Eastern Alps in 9 sheets (1: 250,000), and in 1891 an overview map of the Eastern Alps in two sheets (1: 500,000), a map of the Swiss Alps (1: 250,000) and numerous maps of the Central Rhine mountain groups. From Hermann Oppermann he acquired "Liebenow's Special Map of Central Europe" in 164 sheets (1: 300,000), of which a revised edition appeared from 1900. The publisher's bicycle and automobile maps were also particularly well-known. During the First World War, Ravenstein published maps of the various theaters of war.
After his death, his son Hans, who had been a partner at his side since 1899, took over the company.
Web links
- Literature by and about Ludwig Ravenstein in the catalog of the German National Library
- Atlas of the German Reich , scans of the in Portable Document Format (PDF)
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituaries in: Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel , No. 91, April 22, 1915, p. 2476 ( online ).
- ^ Obituary in: Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel, No. 92, April 23, 1915, editorial part, p. 564 ( online ).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ravenstein, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cartographer and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1838 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1915 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |