1848 Map Germany Hessen Cassel Darmstadt

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1848 Dated Map of Hessen by Joseph Meyer
Kurfürstenthum Hessen

Hand Colored in Outline
Two insets

This map appeared in "Neuester zeitungs atlas" by Joseph Meyer, published in Hildburghausen (Germany) by the Bibliographischen Instituts 1853. Engraved by C. Ehricht.

This dated detailed authentic map of Hessen (Hesse-Cassel and Hesse-Darmstadt) and Frankfurt shows major divisions, cities, towns, roads, and churches. There are two insets: the vicinity of Kassel (Cassel) and Schaumburg. The table below cartouche lists the four provinces of Hessen: Niedler-Hessen (Cassel), Ober-Hessen (Marburg), Folda, and Hanau, together with their population, districts, etc. See scans for more details; click image to view larger version.

In place of the Holy Roman Empire the peacemakers of the Congress of Vienna had established a new organization of states of central Europe, the German Confederation. This was a loose political association in which most of the rights of sovereignty remained in the hands of the member governments. In 1850, the Punctation of Olmütz was signed between Prussia and Austria that regulated those two powers' relations. The development leading up to the punctation was triggered when the elector of Hesse in the autumn of 1850 appealed for help against his rebellious subjects; both Austria and Prussia sent troops in response, and these threatened to clash. The Russian emperor thereupon sided with Austria, and the Prussian troops withdrew as a consequence.

Schaumburg, or Schauenburg, northeast of Rinteln, was the ancestral seat of a line of counts recorded from the early 12th century. Lutheran from 1559, this line died out in 1640, and the lands were partitioned. One of the survivors, Schaumburg-Lippe, was admitted to the Confederation of the Rhine as a sovereign principality in 1807. It joined the German Confederation in 1815, the North German Confederation in 1866, and the German Empire in 1871.

Engraved area is 7 1/4" x 9 3/4" on 9 1/4" x 12" sheet. Clear plate mark. Hand colored outline. One centerfold - as issued. The condition is very good/excellent. Imperfections: two faint yellow spots in margins. Will look great with a mat and frame.

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