Baedeker aimed to free the traveller from having to look for information anywhere outside the travel guide: about routes, transport, accommodation, restaurants, tipping, sights, walks and prices.

Karl Ludwig Johannes Baedeker (/ ˈbeɪdɪkər / BAY-dik-ər, German: [ˈbɛːdəkɐ]; born Bädeker; 3 November 1801 – 4 October 1859) was a German publisher whose company, Baedeker, set the standard for authoritative guidebooks for tourists. Karl Baedeker was descended from a long line of printers, booksellers and publishers.

Karl Baedeker (born Nov. 3, 1801, Essen, Duchy of Oldenburg—died Oct. 4, 1859, Koblenz, Prussia) was the founder of a German publishing house known for its guidebooks. Baedeker was the son of a printer and bookseller.

Baedeker Guides are travel guide books published by the Karl Baedeker firm of Germany beginning in the 1830s. [1] [2]

Baedeker schlägt die besten Seiten der Welt auf, lädt ein zu wahrem Lesevergnügen, eröffnet neue, ungeahnte Zugänge zu seinen Reisezielen und bereitet Magische Momente. Informativ und tiefgründig wie je, bleibt er doch gelassen.

Jan 1, 2024 · Baedeker guides, often simply called “Baedekers,” were the premiere travel guides used by millions of travelers starting in the mid-19th century. They set the standard for modern-day guidebooks, influencing everything from the content and format to the iconic star rating systems still used today.

Karl Baedeker travelled extensively to collect all the data and information for his travel guides, starting the famous “star” system by marking important sights with an asterisk. In 1859 his enterprising career was cut short by his sudden death.

On November 3, 1801, German publisher Karl Baedeker was born, whose guidebooks set the authoritative standard for any tourist.

In 1839, when Karl Baedeker published two new guidebooks of his own, one for Holland and one for Belgium, he borrowed Murray’s most important innovation, the arrangement of descriptive and practical information along numbered “routes” that extended from one large town to another.

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