The clear and consistent cartographic style that evolved under Baedeker s influence made reliable geographic details readily accessible to serious travelers (figs and 1090) (Baumgarten and Baumgarten 1998, 40 41). From 1877 onward, the two firms one directed by Debes and the other by Fritz Baedeker, Karl s son operated under a single roof in Leipzig. Debes became a partner of Wagner in During their collaborative years the cartographic work of the Wagner firm (later Wagner & Debes) fell into four main categories: city maps and illustrations for the Baedeker guides, school atlases for various grade levels, a Handatlas (general reference atlas) compiled by Debes, and numerous individual maps and small atlases produced on special order, such as an atlas of church history and an atlas of locations mentioned in the Old and New Testaments (for details on atlases, see AtlasBase). Wagner & Debes began in 1841 as a collaboration between the lithographer Wagner and the bookseller-publisher Baedeker that lasted over one hundred years, ending in Baedeker is well known for his extensive series of travel guides for which Wagner s firm produced all of the maps. The history of the cartographic publishing house Wagner & Debes is intertwined with four prominent names in German publishing: Eduard Wagner, Karl Baedeker, and his descendants Ernst Debes and Paul Oestergaard.
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