Rudolf Leuzinger

His more than 300 maps are a rare combination of accuracy, scientific thoroughness and artistry and earned him several national and international honors.

[2] In 1844 after a brief apprenticeship with a stonemason in Wädenswil, Leuzinger started as an apprentice at the lithographic section of the geographic institute Wurster & Comp.

It so happened that in 1860 Leuzinger was commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III to produce some maps for his "Histoire de Jules César" in Paris.

A new work field presented itself in 1863 as the newly established Swiss Alpine Club decided to issue yearbooks including maps.

[1] Through marriage of his daughter Rosina Susanna in 1876, Leuzinger became the father in law of Eduard Rubin, Swiss Colonel and the inventor of the full metal jacket bullet and military Schmidt-Rubin rifles.