Catalog Archive
Auction 130, Lot 550
Print View

"Regnum Bohemiae etque Annexae Provinciae ut Ducatus Silesiae Marchionatus Moraviae et Lusatiae", Kauffer, Michael

Subject: Czech Republic

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15 x 13 inches
38.1 x 33 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This attractive and very detailed map is a reduced version of Nicolas Visscher's map of the Kingdom of Bohemia. It covers the region of present-day Czech Republic, with a bit of Germany, Poland and Moravia; includes the cities of Dresden, Meissen, Brno, and Prague. The large title cartouche is surrounded with cherubs and coats of arms for Moravia, Bohemia, Lusatia and Silesia, and the scale of miles includes a cherub with a globe and sextant.

References:

Condition: B+

Superb old color with faint toning along centerfold. The fold is reinforced with light tissue on verso.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $160

Closed on 12/2/2009

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap