Antique map - Leipzig 1917

Pharus map of Leipzig in 1917: the Saxon capital of publishing and trade fairs, its monumental central station (Hauptbahnhof), Rosenthal Park and the F. A. Ulrich brewery.

This Pharus map shows Leipzig in 1917. The second-largest city in the Kingdom of Saxony within the German Empire, Leipzig was then a major Central European metropolis, renowned for its trade fairs (Messestadt), university and publishing industry. Today it is in the state of Saxony (Sachsen), whose most populous city it is. Its population was around 600,000 in 1917.

Leipzig's history during the First World War was shaped by its role as a leading industrial, railway and cultural hub. In 1915, two years before this map was published, the city inaugurated its famous central station (Hauptbahnhof), which became Europe's largest terminus station. Leipzig was also the heart of German publishing and the music and literary trade, supported by a densely built urban fabric connected to the main national railway lines.

Places and districts shown:

• The central station (Hauptbahnhof) and secondary stations: the monumental Hauptbahnhof, shown in red in perspective, stands at the heart of the railway network, complemented by the Berlin freight station (Berliner Güterbahnhof) and other transport hubs.

• The historic centre (Altstadt) and monuments: the urban core contains major historic and religious buildings, depicted in three-dimensional drawings, ringed by the grand boulevards.

• The Rosenthal woodland and Die Nonne: to the west and northwest, Rosenthal Park (Rosental) and the wooded areas of Die Nonne form the city's green belt.

• The industrial and residential districts in the west: the map highlights the lively districts of Lindenau, Plagwitz, Leutzsch and Schleußig, bordered by the Elster River.

• The northern and eastern suburbs: Gohlis and Neu-Mockau are developing in the north, while the eastern districts shown include Neustadt, Neu-Schönefeld, Volkmarsdorf, Reudnitz, Anger-Crottendorf and Thonberg.

• The Ulrich brewery advertisement: at the bottom of the map is a historic banner advertisement for the local brewery: “Trinkt nur die echten F. A. ULRICH-BIERE aus der größten Privatbrauerei Leipzigs” (Drink only genuine F. A. Ulrich beers from Leipzig's largest private brewery).

• Transport routes and regional connections: tram and railway lines serve the entire metropolis, and the legend shows in orange the roads out of the city for motor vehicles, leading to neighbouring cities (Halle, Delitzsch, Dresden, etc.).

Map reference: this “Pharus-Plan Leipzig” belongs to the same series as the 1917 maps of Berlin, Frankfurt, Hanover, Kiel, Aachen, Bremen, Breslau, Koblenz, Cologne, Darmstadt, Dresden, Duisburg and Düsseldorf, with stations shown in red and buildings drawn in perspective. The Magdeburgische Zeitung banner appears above the map, and the legend marks roads for cars and bicycles in orange, with orange labels pointing to neighbouring towns. A grid of letters and numbers helps locate each place.

In brief: for anyone with ties to Leipzig or Saxony, interested in Saxon industrial and cultural history, grand railway architecture or maps from the Pharus-Verlag collection, this map shows the metropolis in 1917, with a population of 600,000.

What area does this Leipzig map cover? It covers the city of Leipzig and its suburbs: the central train station and old town in the center, Rosenthal Park, Lindenau and Plagwitz to the west, Gohlis to the north, as well as Neustadt, Reudnitz, Volkmarsdorf and Thonberg to the east.

What year was this map published? This map dates from 1917. It was published by Pharus-Verlag in Berlin.

Reproduction of the “Pharus-Plan Leipzig,” published in 1917 by Pharus-Verlag in Berlin.

Printed on 200 g/m² textured fine art paper. Landscape orientation, standard sizes 50x70 and 70x100: easy to frame.