A New Map of the Circle of Austria
London: John Cary, 1811. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 17.75" x 20.25". Detailed map of the Austrian Empire. Overall toning, full original margins. More
London: John Cary, 1811. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 17.75" x 20.25". Detailed map of the Austrian Empire. Overall toning, full original margins. More
Amsterdam. Map. Lavishly hand-colored engraving. 19" x 23" Trimmed to neatline and mounted on heavy paper. Classic map of the country in the mid 18th century. At this point, Hungary is no longer under Ottoman Rule and is securely part of the Habsburg Empire. The title of the map translates to "The Kingdom of Hungary and the Countries that once depended on it," referring to the surrounding countries and regions of Transylvania, Sclavonia, Croatia, and others that once belonged to..... More
Chicago: Denoyer Geppert, 1964. Wall map. Color lithograph. Image measures 30" x 42 1/2" This vibrant wall map depicts the Balkan States from the period between 1683-1877, and from 1878-1914. Regions are delineated by color shading, showing independent states, semi-independent states, and territories controlled by Russia, Austria, and the Turkish Empire. Various historical boundaries are indicated with bold red line, showing the boundary of the Turkish Empire in 1683, the proposed boundary of Bulgaria by the Treaty of San Stefano..... More
Edinburgh: W. Lizars, 1828. Maps. Hand colored engraving. 18 3/4" x 22 1/4". Beautiful early 19th century map of Bohemia and Moravia, which were provinces of the Austrian Empire at the time. Highly detailed with notations for towns, rivers, mountains, forests, etc. Most notably shows Prague, in Bohemia. Colors mark the borders between the provinces as well as around them.William Home Lizars (1788--1859) was an engraver and painter based in Edinburgh. After the death of father, Daniel Lazars, he took..... More
Edinburgh: Lizars, D., 1828. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 15" x 19.25". Nicely detailed map of Bohemia and Moravia. Minor wear to full original margins. More
Paris: Denys Thierry, 1682. Miniature map. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 5 3/4" x 4". Sheet measures 6 1/4" x 5 3/8". Paris: Denys Thierry, (1682). This lovely miniature map of the Balkans is from the original French edition of Manesson-Mallet's "Description de L'Univers." The map depicts the region between the Adriatic and the Black Sea, with the Danube River transecting the map. Poland, Hungary, Transylvania, Moldova, Wallachia, and Bessarabia are labeled. Mountains are rendered pictorially. A...... More
Augsburg. Map. Hand colored engraving. 19 3/4" x 22 3/4". Fine antique map of Hungary and surrounding areas shown in just one configuration of the many possible snapshots of the 18th century border changes in the region. Depicted around 20 years following the second Battle of Mohacs which, through the end of the 17th century led to Transylvania becoming a part of Hungary again. By 1718, only a few years prior to this map, the entire Kingdom of Hungary had..... More
Edinburgh: Tallis, J & F, 1851. Map. Steel engraving with early outline color. Image measures 9.5" x 12.75". Includes black-and-white vignettes of Hungarian peasants and nobles, Pesth and the Fortress of Buda, and a view of the Danube. Minor wear along bottom edge. John Tallis Jr. (1817-1876) was a London born bookseller who continued the prolific map publishing company started by his father. After a partnership with his brother, Tallis Jr. expanded the business to New York in 1849 as..... More
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