Westermann Verlag

Westermann Verlag (English: "Westermann Publishing") is a German publishing firm, founded in the 19th century in Braunschweig, Duchy of Brunswick by George Westermann (23 February 1810 in Leipzig; 7 September 1879 in Wiesbaden). Several other generations of the Westermann family succeeded him. In 1986, the "Westermann Druck- und Verlagsgruppe" in Braunschweig, comprising numerous branches, became part of Medien-Union based in Ludwigshafen, employing 800.

Westermann is renowned for its meticulous world history-atlas in German, the ''Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte'', generally known as "the Westermann."

For use in schools, they continue to publish the ''Carl Diercke Schul-Atlas'', a series started in the 19th century, since called ''Diercke Weltatlas''. They also offer products related to or using Google Earth, 3D-technology, and globes. Provided by Wikipedia