A typeface for cartographic use. Berthold showed a Diatype
version in roman and oblique styles, without credits [Berthold 1974]. Later credited to
Bayerisches Landesvermessungsamt (Bavarian State Surveying Office),
1966 [1985 specimen]. This agency might
have commissioned Berthold to turn their lettering templates into
typefaces.
The LinoTypeCollection catalog (1989) shows the upright
Römisch and a second, much lighter Haar weight.
Linotype’s digital version has six styles: Stehend (upright),
Liegend (oblique), and Rückwärts Liegend a.k.a. Reclining
(left-leaning, intended for labeling bodies of More…
A typeface for cartographic use. Berthold showed a Diatype version in roman and oblique styles, without credits [Berthold 1974]. Later credited to Bayerisches Landesvermessungsamt (Bavarian State Surveying Office), 1966 [1985 specimen]. This agency might have commissioned Berthold to turn their lettering templates into typefaces.
The LinoTypeCollection catalog (1989) shows the upright Römisch and a second, much lighter Haar weight.
Linotype’s digital version has six styles: Stehend (upright), Liegend (oblique), and Rückwärts Liegend a.k.a. Reclining (left-leaning, intended for labeling bodies of water), all in regular and Haar (hairline) weights. Credited to (or rather described as) “German Cartographic Design”.
