!!!Scheda, Josef Ritter von

b. Padova (Italy), Sept. 23, 1815, 
d. Mauer (now Vienna), July 23, 1888, general and geographer. His use 
of copperplate engraving and lithography influenced map printing in 
Austria, was the first to apply outline colour printing in 
lithography. Produced maps of excellent quality.

!Works
general map of Europe 1 : 2,592,000 in 25 sheets, 
1845-1847; small-scale map of the Austrian imperial state 
1 : 576,000 in 20 sheets, 1856-1869; map of the 
Austro-Hungarian empire 1 : 1,000,000, 1873.

!Literature
OeBL.



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