Subject: Eastern Czech Republic
Period: 1779 (dated)
Publication: Atlante Novissimo
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12.1 x 15.8 inches
30.7 x 40.1 cm
This finely engraved map covers eastern Bohemia from Prague east to Glatz. The region is divided into circolos (okres). A key identifies cities (both walled and without walls), castles, villages, postal stops, and hot and cold baths. At bottom right there is a decorative title cartouche depicting a rural scene. Drawn by G. Zuliani and engraved by G. Pitteri.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.ZAT-1a, Vol. 2 #5.
Condition: A
Full contemporary color on a sheet with two crescent moon watermarks and a tiny hole in an unengraved area above the title cartouche.