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on a part-time basis. As he was convinced that the art of drawing was important for technical workers, he applied for a permit to establish an official school. This was granted on 26 March 1792 after which he set up a
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Since a previous bar press was unfavourable for chalk printing, Mitterer, with the help of Alois Ramis, the teacher of practical mechanics at the
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that were five times as expensive. Until then lithography had only been used for printing sheet music and lettering. In 1798 Mitterer refined
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and was awarded the greater Medal of Honor by the City of Munich in 1797. Mittererstrasse, in
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but by lithography. This map series was produced under Mitterer's instruction and assistance.
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