"Bohemia", Hondius/Blaeu
Subject: Czech Republic
Period: 1642 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
21.6 x 16.1 inches
54.9 x 40.9 cm
This beautifully engraved map centers on Prague and is filled with pictorial representations of the topography and towns that cover the countryside. The map is adorned with cartouches for the title and key, and two heralds fill the upper corners of the map. Dutch text on verso, published between 1642-64 in either Toonneel des Aerdrycks or Grooten Atlas.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #2850:2.
Condition: A
Contemporary color on a bright sheet with wide margins. There is a dampstain confined to the bottom blank margin.
