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Description

Relief map in German Braille and German of the United States with an inset map of the states north and east of Texas. Most place names are abbreviated in Braille.

After the success of Marburg University ophthalmologist Alfred Bielschowsky's courses in 1915, The Marburger Blindenstudienanstalt (or Deutsche Blindenstudienanstalt) was founded in 1916 for the many returning soldiers who were left partially or completely blind from shrapnel or the large-scale use of chemical weapons in World War I.

Condition Description
Some wear from use. Ink marks on bottom margin at grid numbers 8 and 9. Uneven toning.