Subject: Eastern Germany
Period: 1740 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18 x 19.6 inches
45.7 x 49.8 cm
This map is centered approximately on Rochlitz in Saxony and includes the city of Chemnitz. A detailed legend identifies dozens of symbols on the map that indicate different types of locales that can be found in the region, such as towns with churches, nobelmen's estates, inns, various types of mills, vineyards, and more. Roads and political boundaries are also shown. An index to locations on the map is listed at the sides. The map is adorned with a compass rose and three rococo cartouches.
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Condition: A
A dark impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with printer's ink residue and marginal soiling and foxing.