Justus Perthes

Justus Perthes was a prominent German publishing firm that specialized in the production of maps, atlases, and geographical publications. The firm was founded in 1785 by Johann Georg Justus Perthes in Gotha, Germany. It became particularly well-known for its “Almanach de Gotha,” an annual directory that detailed the various royal and noble houses of Europe, as well as its significant contributions to cartography and geography through the publication of atlases such as the “Stielers Handatlas” and the “Gothaer Kartenwerke” (Gotha Cartographic Works).

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