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Karl Baedeker

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Essen, Kingdom of Prussia, Germany

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German publisher Karl Baedeker (1801-1859) established a series of guidebooks in 1835. His son, Karl Baedeker (1837-1911) continued to publish the namesake guidebooks to countries. Eventually the firm and its name were bought by MairDumont, which publish the famous Baedeker travel guides today.

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	Baedeker's Great Britain : Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker, James Fullarton Muirhead (Editor) 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1890 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baedeker's London and It's Environs: A Handbook for Travellers 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1878 — 261 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paris and Environs with Routes from London to Paris: Handbook for Travellers 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1874 — 294 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baedeker's Switzerland, together with Chamonix and the Italian Lakes: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1844 — 417 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Russia: A Handbook for Travellers 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1897 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Italy : Handbook for Travellers: First Part, Northern Italy 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1870 — 263 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Egypt: Handbook for Travellers really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1877 — 115 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baedeker's Palestine and Syria: Handbook for Travellers 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1876 — 172 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baedeker's United States : Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker, James Fullarton Muirhead (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1893 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A handbook for travellers on the Rhine, from Holland to Switzerland 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1861 — 283 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“No hotel can be recommended as first-class that is not satisfactory in its sanitary arrangements, which should include an abundant flush of water and a supply of proper toilette paper.”
― Karl Baedeker

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