Figure 1
Map of the Bohemian Forest (Kafka, 1904). Source of reproduction: The National Digital Library, The National Library of the Czech Republic. https://ndk.cz/view/uuid:a5649720-c4f6-11e5-b93e-005056827e52?page=uuid:15e64ff0-28d1-11e6-a344-5ef3fc9ae867.
Figure 2
The contrast between folk architecture in Železná Ruda (Eisenstein) in the Bohemian Forest and town hall of České Budějovice (Budweis) as a regional centre and recommended starting point for trips (Führer durch den Böhmerwald, 1888, 346). Source of reproduction: The National Digital Library, The National Library of the Czech Republic. https://ndk.cz/view/uuid:f6f6a150-2fe8-11de-b4fc-000d606f5dc6?page=uuid:ed048b30-13f6-11e7-981b-005056825209.
Figure 3
Portrait of a Chod in a traditional attire as a border guardian – illustration by Mikoláš Aleš for Jirásek’s historical novel Psohlavci: historický obraz. Source of reproduction: The National Digital Library, The National Library of the Czech Republic. https://ndk.cz/view/uuid:4642a9f0-fe7c-11e2-beb8-005056827e51?page=uuid:79a4b280-dbd2-11e5-a2f0-005056822549.
Figure 4
The approximate area of the Bohemian Forest at the end of the 19th century. The yellow areas are predominantly Czechspeaking, while the green areas are predominantly German-speaking – based on ‘Železniční a silniční mapa království Českého, obsahující veškerá města, městysy a místa průmyslová’ (Railway and Road Map of the Kingdom of Bohemia, including all towns, market towns, and industrial places) (1884). Author’s archive.
Figure 5
Orientation map of the Bohemian Forest with railway routes (Kafka, 1904, 23). Source of reproduction: The National Digital Library, The National Library of the Czech Republic. https://ndk.cz/view/uuid:a5649720-c4f6-11e5-b93e-005056827e52?page=uuid:0ab6d910-28d1-11e6-a344-5ef3fc9ae867.