Antique Maps of Bosnia Hercegovina

A selection of our historical maps of Bosnia-Hercegovina. Please contact us if you are looking for a particular town or city on these maps or a special map for your collection.

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"Schlavoniae, Croatiae, Carniae, Istriae, Bosniae, Finitimarumque Regionum Nova Descriptio Auctore Augustino Hirsvogelio"Copper engraving by August Hirschvogel for Abraham Ortelius ca 1600. Original hand coloring.

Flowing horizontally through the center of the map is the Sava River. IN the upper right is a small part of the Danube River at the confluence with the Drava River.In the upper left is part of Carinthia in Austria. Villach is on the left edge of the map. The map reaches as far south as Nin and Zadar on the Adriatic coast. On half of the backside is a bit of information (in Italian) about the map.

Map has vertical centerfold with some creasing along fold line.A few small, scattered spots in margins.

33.5 x 45 cm (13.1 x 17.7 ")

$ 620.00

Order Nr. SOLVENIA2417

"Map of the Herzegovina Bosnia, Servia and Montenegro". Wood engraving by E.G. Ravenstein from "The Illustrated London News" dated 1876.

Sarajevo is in the center of this very detailed map. In the upper right is part of the course of the Danube River with Belgrad. In the lower left is an inset showing parts of the regions of Rudine, Montenegro and Gatzko.

Map has a few very light spots in lower area. Reverse side is printed with text including an article titled "The War in Herzegovina".

22.5 x 32.5 cm ( 8.8 x 12.7 ")

$ 55.00

Order Nr. BOSNIAHERCEGOVINA0403

"Novissima et accuratissima Hungariae cum circumjacentibus in Mappa Geographica" Copper engraving by Matthaei Seutter ca 1720. Original hand coloring with some later color added.

This very detailed map has Belgrad almost in the ceenter. In the upper right is some of Poland and Moldavia. The pink area on the right side is Transylvania. The pink area in the lower left is Bosnia. The upper light yellow area is Hungary as it was at the time. The cartouche in the lower left is very decorative. Cherubs hold the various coats-of-arms. Above this cartouche is part of the coast of Croatia and Dalmatia. In the lower right is another decorative cartouche with a hunting scene.

Upper margin has been added. Margins are rather narrow. Vertical centerfold. A few thin creases.

50.5 x 58.5 cm ( 19.8 x 23 ")

$ 980.00

Order Nr. HUNGARY1247

"Tavola Nvova de Schiavonia"

Copper etching from: "Geographia" by Claudio Ptolemy. Originally edited and published by Willibald Pirckheimer.
This edition, which comprises all 64 maps of the "B" edition, including the "New World", was published by Josephus
Meletius 1562 in Venice.

This very early maps shows Slovenia with Lubjana in the upper left corner and continues to Belgrade in the upper right corner. The many islands
are shown along the Adriatic coast which reaches as far south as southern Albania. Basically the map includes the Balkan countries of Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and most of Albania. Italy is shown with a few major cities as points of orientation. Notice the coat-of-arms in the lower
left corner. Text on one side of backside in Italian about the area shown on map.

Map has light browning along centerfold. Small worhole repair on centerfold. Upper right margin area has some brown spots. Light offsetting. Overall
condition is otherwise Almost Very Good.

17.5 x 24.2 cm ( 6.8 x 9.5 ")

$ 420.00

Order Nr. SLOVENIA2411

"Karte von Dalmatien". Wood engraving from "Orbis Pictus" by Otto spamer, 1874.

Map shows the coastal area of Dalmatia with Bosnia Hercegovina to the east. In the upper right corner is a tiny bit of the danube river. The coast reaches as far north as Fiume and as far south as Cattaro and Budne.

Map has narrow margins and print on backside.

10.8 x 10.8 cm ( 4.2 x 4.2 ")

$ 35.00

Order Nr. BOSNIA0401

"Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae Parte ". Copper engraving by Gerard Mercator (1512-1594) in original coloring. Duiburg, ca. 1600.

The western part of the Balkan is the area of focus on this map. In the lower left corner is the upper part of The Adriatic Sea with its many islands. The rivers Drau and Sava flow from west to east into the Danube river. To the far right is the city of Belgrade. Verso: Text in Spanish.

General browning, centerfold in lower margin is repaired, the edges on the wide margins are faulty, a small piece from the upper margin is missing. A crease goes from the lower right margin into the image. Condition: Good.

35.5 x 46 cm ( 14 x 18.1 ")

$ 780.00

Order Nr. SLOVENIA1081

Chateau-Fort En Bosnie

Wood engraving ca 1885. Backside is printed.

23.5 x 16.5 cm ( 9.2 x 6.5 ")

$ 40.00

Order Nr. BOSNIA0402

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