Map S.1.5. Schulkarte von Sachsen, 1889

 

 

 

This school map of Saxony clearly shows the Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) on the kingdom’s southern border with Bohemia (Austro-Hungarian Empire). The valleys and streams that ran northward from these highlands provided much of the waterpower for Saxony’s early industrialization. The more agricultural lowlands in the north can also be seen.

 

Source: Hugo Friedemann, Schulkarte vom Königreiche Sachsen, 50th rev. ed. (Dresden: Verlag Alwin Huhle, 1889).

 

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