NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL
#72 - GERMAN EMPIRE

Size: 3" x 5"
Copyrighted: 1889
Lithographer: Donaldson Brothers

Area: 208,690 sq. mi
Population: 45,234,000
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Scenes: Vineyard on the Rhine; Rhine Wine; Field Artillery

Although the cards in this series didn't include any additional descriptive information for the individual countries, the subsequently issued
Illustrated Atlas of Fifty Principal Nations of the World
did devote several paragraphs to
German Empire

"COPYRIGHT" Text Variations
	Appears just below the map of the German Empire between the "Rhine Wine" vignette and the cannon. Appears extremely faint (almost a silver ink). (This is the variety shown in the full-size card, above). It's known to exist on cards with the "Arbuckle's" spelling in the Explanatory text on the back.
	Appears near the lower left corner of the card, in the area just below the grape pickers and above the word "RHINE". Appears quite strong. It's known to exist on cards with the "Arbuckles'" spelling in the Explanatory text on the back.