Description
Falk Verlag [Published Date: Undated, circa 1949-1950]. Vintage Post World-War II Hamburg Falk Verlag map book, with additional maps for Harburg, Wilhelmsburg and Bergedorf.
Rare, out-of-print & unusual books · Since 1997
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Condition & notes
In acceptable condition Glossy illustrated stiff paper covers with have small nicking and tearing to edges and light to moderate overall aging and scuffing. Previous owner's name and occupation stamped on inside front cover and a restaurant popular at the time is hand-written on the inside of the front cover. The fold-out map has several slits running alongside the folds but is still intact. There is a quarter-sized circle in pen around a section in the middle of the map. Otherwise the map is unmarked. Remainder of the street index and other maps are aged but also unmarked with a few nicks and tears along edges. Falk Verlag became world renowned for its uniquely folded maps, which open like a book, and their beautiful, clear and accurate cartography. The detailed street listings start on the back of the map and continue in booklet form in separate pages behind the map. The legend of the map refers to areas that were "teilzerstorte Gebaude" (partially destroyed buildings) and "totalzerstorte" (completely destroyed), and "U-Bahn ausser Betrieb" (out of service Subways), giving a glimpse into the scale of the damage inflicted on the city during the war and providing a snapshot of the city's recovery efforts in the immediate post-war period. There are several references to upcoming changes to certain streets that were to be renamed to remove references to Nazi Germany. The existing Nazi Germany names are in parenthesis next to the new street names. Although the map is not dated, advertisements included in the booklet indicate that it was likely printed sometime between 1949 and 1950. Also includes previous owner's name and the stamp of the US Displaced Persons Commission which operated from 1948 to 1952. The likely date range for the map book's printing, between 1949 and 1950, places it squarely in the period of Hamburg's recovery efforts and provides a valuable resource for historians and researchers interested in this period of the city's history.