European Postal Routes in 1563

Joseph Rübsam (1854–1927): Europäische Postkurse 1563 nach dem Reisebuch des Giovanni da L'Herba, Skizze, in: L'Union postale, revue de l'Union Postale Universelle, Bern 1900; Bildquelle: Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Postkurse_1563.jpg?uselang=de.

The systematic consolidation of the postal network in the early modern period accelerated communication within Europe and facilitated a change in the perception of the spatial structures of the continent.

Joseph Rübsam (1854–1927): European postal routes in 1563 according to the travelogue of Giovanni da L'Herba, sketch, in: L'Union postale, revue de l'Union Postale Universelle, Bern 1900; source: Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Postkurse_1563.jpg?uselang=de. Creative Commons Some Rights Reserved Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Germany, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en.