Postal 2 maps7/2/2023 ![]() All of the 1820s issues, such as the present example, are today remarkably rare, as they were produced in only very limited print runs. He was given special access to mapping and information in the directorate’s archives and he proceeded to draft several postal maps, such as the present chart, which were published at his own cost, although the directorate endorsed his work and assisted in their marketing. In 1820, he gained employment at the Austrian Postal Directorate in Vienna, where he became fascinated with postal cartography. Raffelsperger was born in Modra, in today’s Slovakia (then part of Hapsburg Hungary). That being said, his maps were treasured by those who utilized thematic cartography, as well as Austro-Hungarian academics. That he is not better known today is likely due to the boutique nature of his work most of his maps were produced in very limited print runs intended for specialists, and so did not gain a mass audience. Franz Raffelsperger (1793 - 1861) was one of the most fascinating and underappreciated mapmakers of the 19th Century, responsible for innovative, proto-modernist map designs and unusual printing techniques. We cannot locate any examples in sales records in institutional holdings was can trace only 1 example of the present 1st edition (Austrian National Library, Vienna) and 1 example of the 2nd edition (National & University Library of Slovenia - Ljubljana). The chart is extremely rare in either state. The present map is the 1st (of 2) editions the second edition is virtually identical and is dated 1827. The chart was printed at Raffelsperger’s own costs, although done with the approbation of the Austrian Postal directorate. Gallen, Switzerland and as far east as Lemburg (Lviv, Ukraine). The scope of the chart focuses upon the Hapsburg Empire and its immediate neighbours, its coverage extending as far south as Rome and as far north as Berlin as far west as St. The sophistication and economy of expression of the work is unlike anything we have seen from the time, even surpassing that of Raffelsperger’s other postal charts. Centred on Vienna, it features lines connecting various nodes (cities / major post offices), giving the dispatch and arrival times between each. This extremely rare, separately-issued geographical time chart features a brilliant stylized design, decades ahead of its time. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone.Alexander Johnson: "Extremely rare – 1 of only 2 known examples – of the first edition of Franz Raffelsperger’s highly progressive, stylized geographical time chart of the postal system of the Habsburg Empire and its neighbours. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. I work as an employee for the Running With Scissors video game company, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. My trailer is in the northeast section of Paradise, where all the villas are, and I am married to a bitchy wife.
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