New Map of Europe
August Friedrich Wilhelm Crome
1782
About this artwork
This is an 18th-century engraved map of Europe by cartographer August Friedrich Wilhelm Crome, featuring an allegorical cartouche by Oeser and engraving by Thomas Albrecht Pingeling. It includes detailed statistical tables listing products and areas of European nations.
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This map is a fascinating example of the Enlightenment era's obsession with quantifying the world. August Friedrich Wilhelm Crome was a pioneer in economic geography, and his work was specifically designed to help statesmen and merchants understand the comparative economic power and resources of European nations through precise statistical data presented visually.
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New Map of Europe
August Friedrich Wilhelm Crome, 1782
