167. Speed, John: The mape of Hungari...
... newly augmented by John Speede Ano Dom: 1626.
London, 1631.
Delicately coloured copperplate map of Hungary. Engraved by Abraham Goos based on Gerard Mercator’s representation. The Hungarian coat of arms and the castles of Bratislava, Buda, Komárom, and Győr can be seen above the map field, with four figures of representatives of different social classes dressed in contemporary attires on both sides. The plate was published in the second edition of John Speed’s imposing atlas, „Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World”, in 1631.
Dimensions: 395 x 515 mm.
Fine, coloured copy.
Szántai: Speed 1a.
Starting price: 500,000 HUF
A darab a Hereditas Antikvárium 2023. december 1-én lezajlott 9. árverésének tétele, amely az aukciót követően nem megvásárolható. / The item is the lot of the Hereditas Antikvárium’s 9th auction, which took place on 1 December 2023 and cannot be purchased following the auction.