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Marburger Blindenstudieanstalt 1940-1949.
Description
The collection consists of: 10 printed tactile maps., printed at Lehrmittelverlag der Marburger Blindenstudieanstalt by WJ Becker, 1940–1949. + 8 tactile maps without printed text (but most likely printed at Lehrmittelverlag der Marburger Blindenstudieanstalt). One of those with a movable circle.
All 18 maps printed on embossed brownish-red or beige cardboard. Measurements vary, c: 50.5 × 36.5 cm–46.5 cm × 64.5 cm.

All maps comprised in this lot were produced and used by the Marburger Blindenstudienanstalt (today Die Deutsche Blindenstudienanstalt in Marburg) which is an educational institution for blind and visually impaired people. The institution was founded in 1916 as a result of World War I where many young men returned home with visual impairments or total blindness.

The maps mark out geographical features and include braille inscriptions and were made for the blind and partially sighted. They depict various places in the world, including several parts of Germany, Great Britain, Africa and Canada together with the USA. Two of the maps in this lot are dated to the time during WWII.

The collection includes, among others: Great Britain and Ireland, 1940; Great Britain and Ireland, 1940; Beikarte zur Umgebungskarte, 1947; Das Relief Mitteleuropas, Teil 1: Nordseeküstengebiet, 1948; Das Relief Mitteleuropas, Teil 2: Ostseeküstengebiet, 1948; Das Relief Mitteleuropas, Teil 3: Mitteldeutsches Gebirgsland, 1948; Das Relief Mitteleuropas, Teil 4: Böhmer Becken und Randgebiete, 1948; Das Relief Mitteleuropas, Teil 5: Süddeutschland, 1949; Niederlande Belgium-Luxembourg, 1949; CANADA / USA Side map Eastern part of the United States.

18 maps in total.

Condition
Mostly in fine condition, the margins slightly browned, some corners broken or worn, some slight spotting. 1 stamped Marburg, some slight notes in ink.