Map of the Empire of Germany, Including All the States Comprehended under that Name: with the Kingdom of Prussia, &c.

Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

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Very good condition. Original folds. Minor offsetting. Blank on verso. Original platemark visible. Wide clean margins. Light offsetting. Four sheets, joined in two panels. Size 42 x 48 Inches. An absolutely stunning and monumental two panel 1794 wall map of Germany, Bohemia, Austria and Prussia by Louis Stanislas d'Arcy Delarochette. Covers Germanic territories in full from the Baltic Sea to the Gulf of Venice. Includes Germany, Austria, Bohemia (Czech Republic), Poland, Lithuania, Prussia, Switzerland, Holland (the Netherlands), Belgium and Denmark. Offers an extraordinary level of detail throughout, noting roadways, towns, castles, monasteries, forests, swamps, rivers, cities and mountains. Even offers some offshore detail near Belgium and Holland. An elaborate allegorical title cartouche in the upper left quadrant depicts the German janiform eagle overlooking two warrior women and an assortment of military paraphernalia. Under it all, a baleful Medusa looks on. this is the 1794 updated edition of a map originally published in 1759. Published by Laurie and Whittle as plate nos. 18-19 in the 1797 edition of Thomas Kitchin's General Atlas . References: Rumsey, 2310.039, 0411.022, 0411.024, 0411.023, 2310.038. OCLC 7160203. Phillips (atlases) 699. Shirley, R., Maps in the atlases of the British Library, T.LAU-1c (1799 ed.). National Maritime Museum, 375 (3rd ed. 1801).…

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Title
Map of the Empire of Germany, Including All the States Comprehended under that Name: with the Kingdom of Prussia, &c.
Author
1794 Delarochette Wall Map of the Empire of Germany
Publication year
1794
Seller catalogs
GERMANY-BOHEMIA-POLAND

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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.…

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