"Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae Parte", Mercator/Hondius
Subject: Western Balkans
Period: 1636 (published)
Publication: Atlas or A Geographicke Description...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.2 x 14 inches
46.2 x 35.6 cm
This nice copper-engraved map details the course of the Danube and its tributaries across the northwestern Balkans with the political divisions of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Dalmatia. The title is enclosed in a strapwork title cartouche, and the sea is stipple engraved with scroll lettering. English text on verso.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #7601:1.2.
Condition: B+
A dark impression with faint offsetting along the centerfold and some light printer's ink residue. A centerfold separation confined to the bottom blank margin has been closed on verso with archival material.
