Old Eastern Balkans Map, with Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, 1633
€ 950
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1633
Technique
Engraved
Sheet size
41 × 53 cm (16.1 × 20.9 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-11934
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
German text on verso. Slightly waterstained in upper blank margin. Some expert restorations (strengthenings) along flattened middle fold. A few old manuscript names and underlining. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
Antique map titled 'Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae Parte'. Old map of the Eastern Balkans with the geographical & political divisions of Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, etc. The map details the course of the Danube, Sauus, and Drauus Rivers. Originates from the 1633 German edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas Major, published by Henricus Hondius and Jan Jansson under the title: 'Atlas: das ist Abbildung der gantzen Welt, mit allen darin begriffenen Laendern und Provintzen: sonderlich von Teutschland, Franckreich, Niderland, Ost und West Indien: mit Beschreibung der selben.'
Artists and Engravers: Gerard Mercator (1512 - 1594) originally a student of philosophy was one of the most renowned cosmographers and geographers of the 16th century, as well as an accomplished scientific instrument maker. He is most famous for introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.
Condition: Good, German text on verso. Slightly waterstained in upper blank margin. Some expert restorations (strengthenings) along flattened middle fold. A few old manuscript names and underlining, please study image carefully.
