Name: Antique Map-SACHSISCHEN KREISE-SAXONY-Gussefeld-Homann erben-1783
SKU: PICTURA-06628
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Antique Map-SACHSISCHEN KREISE-SAXONY-Gussefeld-Homann erben-1783

€195.00

‘DER SUDLICHE THEIL DES SACHSISCHEN KREISES, CHUR- UND FURSTENTHUMER.’

– A finely engraved historical map of Saxony, featuring political boundaries highlighted in hand-coloring. Includes a decorative cartouche in the lower right corner, a legend in the upper right, and a scale bar in the lower left. This map was prepared as a travel map and backed by linnen, now attached to a rigid carrier sheet.

In stock

SKU: PICTURA-06628 Category: Germany Tag: Maps

Description

Medium: Engraving, hand-colored on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 59 x 46 cm (23.23 x 18.11 inch). Image size: 55 x 43 cm. (21.65 x 16.93 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Mounted on a linen-covered back sheet, squared cut-outs. Light soiling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

SAXONY, GERMANY, 18TH-CENTURY MAP, HOMANN HEIRS, G?SSEFELD, ANTIQUE MAP, HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHY, HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE | MAPS-FOREIGN

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by Homann Heirs, 1783.

Reference: Leibniz-Institut f?r L?nderkunde (Leipzig).

Biography engraver: Franz Ludwig G?ssefeld (1744-1807) was a German cartographer associated with Homann Heirs, known for producing highly detailed and scientifically accurate maps of German territories.