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: Covens and Mortier. 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..... 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
London: 1695. Map. Engraving with outline coloring. 17 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches, sheet measures 20 1/8 x 23 1/2 inches. Scarce map of Hungary and surrounding regions including Ukraine, Romania, Balkans as far west as Koningratz and Prague. Robert Morden (c.1650-1703) was a geographer, publisher, bookseller, and globe maker who collaborated with many other publishers in particular Thomas Cockerill to produce high quality atlases and maps (Burden 519-524). More
Amsterdam: Petrus Schenk, 1705. Map. Engraving with original hand outline. Image measures 18 7/8" x 22 3/4" Beautiful map of southeastern Europe, extending from Italy to Turkey, and from Hungary to Cyprus. Published circa 1705, this map depicts the region during the Ottoman-Habsburg wars. In fair condition. Wear to original centerfold, with tape repair and stain at bottom edge. Lower margin worn and frayed, not affecting the image. Minor cracking and small loss near center due to oxidization of original..... More
Hungary: 1719. Map. Engraving with hand colored outline. Image measures 18 3/4" x 21 7/8" Beautiful double-page map of Hungary. The Danube River dramatically transects the map from the upper left to the lower right, extending from Vienna to Belgrade. Mountains and forests are depicted pictorially, and towns, cities, rivers, and regions are labeled. Regional divisions are carefully delineated with hand colored outline. Includes an ornamental title cartouche in the lower right corner. It was engraved by John Harris and..... 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
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