05/30/2026
From the archive of Komensky School, a historical wall map of the Czech lands under the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which likely was displayed in the historic Bohemian Hall (1883-1960) of rural Hutchinson Township, which was formerly located one mile to the south.
The specific details regarding its source, compiler, publisher, and date include:
Map Identification
Title: "Země Koruny České" (The Lands of the Bohemian Crown). The map covers the historic regions of Bohemia (Čechy), Moravia (Morava), and Austrian Silesia (Slezsko).
Compiler / Cartographer: Alois Studnička (indicated by the text Sestavil Prof. Alois Studnička). He was a prominent Czech educator, textbook author, and cartographer who designed educational school maps during the late 19th century.
Publisher: Fr. A. Urbánek (Nakladatel Fr. A. Urbánek, kněhkupec). František Augustin Urbánek was a major Czech bookseller and publisher based in Prague, particularly well-known for educational materials and music publishing.
Printer: Ant. Víčka (Lit. a rychlotisk Ant. Víčka v Praze), a lithographic printer located in Prague.
Date of Production
Circa 1874–1876: While the map sheet itself doesn't explicitly showcase the year in this specific title block, historical records and cartographic archives log Prof. Alois Studnička's primary collaborations with publisher Fr. A. Urbánek on regional wall maps (such as his Rakouské země sudetské and Země Koruny České series for schools) right between 1874 and 1876.
Contextual Clues
At the very bottom right, you can see a portion of the map showing the cities of Most and Hora sv. Kateřiny (Saint Catherine's Mountain), located in the Ore Mountains (Krušné hory) near the historical German-Czech linguistic border. This heavily aligns with Studnička's focus on defining geographic and ethno-linguistic borders for Czech educational use during the 1870s.
Source: Google Gemini
