Minority toponyms on maps. The rendering of linguistic minority toponyms on topographic maps of Western Europe
Purpose of this thesis is the reconstruction of the various trends or developments in the government approach to toponyms. This is done by comparing subsequent map series of the same areas where linguistic minorities were or are prevalent. The study
is by no means a linguistic study but it is intended to be a cartographical analysis. The study has been carried out in a number of contact-zones such as Belgium, Wales, Scotland, South Tirol, Carinthia, Lausatia, Vallée d'Aosta and Corsica. (AGD).
The achievements of the well-known Hungarian explorer and linguist (compiler of the Tibeto-English dictionary) are supplemented with an extract from his geographical work Geographical notice of Tibet (1832). (DLO).
Ernst Plewe's life-work was primarily concerned with the history of geography. Most of his work was dedicated to this field being distinguished by diversity and linguistic elegance and throughout his life he considered himself a critic within