Der Atlas Tyrolensis von 1774 aus geodätischer Sicht

Abstract

The atlas, begun by Peter Anich in 1760 and completed by Blasius Hueber in 1770, was printed in Vienna in 1774. With its wealth of signatures, the beauty of its depictions of mountains and, above all, its cartographic precision, it outshines all map series of the time. Because of the geographically accurate reproduction and high-quality depiction of the landscape, the Atlas Tyrolensis received the highest praise in professional circles from the start. Even contemporary French engineer-geographers describe the Atlas Tyrolensis as "one of the finest topographical works of the century". In Austria, it was only replaced as the official map after 50 years by the Franciscan state survey of 1823.