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Maximilian De Traux

Austrian Map Of Europe

Artaria & Comp.

1818

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Description

A wall map of Europe according to the Congress of Vienna.

  • Maximilian De Traux (Austrian).
  • Carte Générale et Itinéraire de L'Europe Divisée en Tous les États d'après le Congrèss sw Vienne & autres traités postérieurs.
  • Vienna: Artaria & Comp., 1818.
  • Original color.
  • Dissected and laid on linen in nine sections as issued.
  • This work is presented unframed.


A large and detailed wall map, depicting the boundaries of Europe as settled by the Congress of Vienna (1814-5), settling the changes caused by the Napoleonic War. Besides these borders this map is interesting for its depiction of the coach roads and use of hachuring to display relief.


Maximilian de Traux (c.1765-c1830) was a colonel of the Austrian military engineers. From 1803 he was active in Dalmatia, improving the defenses of Zadar, but also surveying Dalmatia (with a map published 1810) and its cities.

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Minor signs of age and handling.

Dimensions

Height: 55.12 inches / 140 cm
Width: 68.5 inches / 174 cm

Above dimensions refer to all parts, joined.

Language

French

Subject

Maps, Maps and Atlases, History, Travel and Exploration

SKU

D67Q3

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