"Hungaria Regnum", Blaeu, (Family)
Subject: Hungary
Period: 1643 (published)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
20.1 x 16.5 inches
51.1 x 41.9 cm
Budapest is at the heart of this handsome map. It covers most of present day Hungary, but also includes a bit of Austria with Vienna in the upper left corner. Richly engraved with mountains, cities and forests and a title cartouche with the coat of arms, a river god, Pan, a cherub, and a female figure symbolizing the bounty of the land. French text on verso.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #2800:2A.
Condition: A
A nice example on watermarked paper, with the bottom margin extended with old paper.
