Mileage disc
The mileage disc is a device used to determine the distance between locations. By continuing to turn the counter- rotating disc, the distance ( route ) to each location listed there can be read off. Instead of the mile , since the measures and weights were changed, the distance tables that have appeared as alternatives show the kilometer information.
The mileage disk was created at the beginning of modern times . The Nuremberg mileage disk from 1492 is considered the oldest of its kind. But Hans Rogel's mileage disks are also known from the imperial city of Augsburg , which have been reprinted several times by the publisher in response to requests from travelers. The first mileage disks were not yet movable disks, but rather prints with a circular image in which the distances and place names were classified in sectors. Allegorical representations or cityscapes were placed in the corners of these mileage discs.
The Younger Augsburg Mile Disc by Kaspar Augustin from 1629 not only names various destinations that can be reached via imperial roads , but also three postal routes including the postal stations
- Augsburg - Brussels - Antwerp
- Augsburg - Innsbruck - Trento - Venice
- Augsburg - Prague - Vienna