Anton Wilhelm Ertl

Anton Wilhelm Ertl was a German lawyer and geographer.
File:Ertl Ramsau.png|right|thumb|Copperplate of the Monastery Ramsau by Johann Ulrich Kraus from the "Churbaierische Atlas" of Anton Wilhelm Ertl,.
He studied law at Ingolstadt, and from around 1680, worked as a lawyer in the Munich court. He also served as a judge in the jurisdictions of various monasteries in Bavaria. In 1705 he received the title of imperial counsellor and was a lawyer of the imperial equestrian order in Suebia.
He was the author of:Austriana Regina Arabiae : A novel Ertl dedicated to Prince Joseph I. Chur-bayerischer Atlas : An atlas with descriptions of Bavarian places of interest of which a short story accompanies engravings of the pertinent locations. Relationes Curiosae Bavaricae : A collection of anecdotes and character portrayals derived from Bavarian history.