Karl Berg manuscript maps of various localities, [ca. 1870-1880?]

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Karl Berg manuscript maps of various localities, [ca. 1870-1880?]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83531755

Sixteen colored maps, in colored pencil, pencil, crayon, and pen-an-ink. Includes maps of Leipzig, Strasbourg, and Wetzlar. A leaf with a poem in manuscript precedes the maps; one photographic reproduction of a print of Wetzlar and two photomechanical reproductions of Torbole and Limone in Italy pasted on two of the maps. Some of the maps are illustrative of Goethe's travels.

1.67 linear ft. (1 box)

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8303027

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Berg, Karl, 1851-1922.

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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (b. August 29, 1749, Free Imperial City of Frankfurt-d. March 22, 1832, Weimar) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, and natural scientist. He is often ranked with Shakespeare and Dante as one of the three most important poets in history. Goethe gained early fame with The Sorrows of Young Werther, published in 1774, but his most famous work is Faust, a poetic drama in two parts....