Antique Maps of Slovenia

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"Fori Iulii Accurata Descriptio" Copper etching from the atlas “Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" by Abraham Ortelius. Antwerp, dated 1573. Hand colored most likely in the 20th century. North Eastern Italy Friuli-Venzia-Giulia with the provinces Gorizia, Pordenone, Triest and Udine. Map shows also parts of Slowenia including Lubliana and Istria as well as other parts of Croatia. Coast line reaches from Venice to the Islands of Cres and Krk. Two beautiful Renaissance cartouches and two Renaissance vignette cartouches add to the decorative value of this map which shows an often neglected geographical area in great detail. Reverse side text ist Latin. Page size is 59. Renaissance watermark is crossed arrows. Condition: Very Good! 35.3 x 47.3 cm (13.9 x 18.6") $ 560.00 Order Nr. ITALIA234615

"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 ") $ 680.00 Order Nr. SLOVENIA2410

"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 ") $ 390.00 Order Nr. SLOVENIA2411

"Goritiae, Karstii, Chaczeolae, Carnilae, Histriae, et Windorum Marchae Descript. " Copper etching after Wolfgang Lazius by Abraham Ortelius in very fine, modern, hand coloring. From the atlas "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" by Abraham Ortelius. Published ca 1580. Map is north oriented. On the left side is part of Carinthis is the upper left and abit lower is Goriza and then the Gulf of Trieste. The Istrian peninsula with the ancient names of its cities and towns points south into the Adriatic Sea. The islands in the lower right have their ancient names of Vegia, Arbi, Cigola and Osero. The lake shown is Lake Zirknitzer, the size much larger than it actually is. In the upper right is part of Styria Margins are wide except the left margin is narrow as this map was on a page with the Rhaetia map. The map was not printed straight on the page. This is not disturbing by fine, antique maps. Small, repaired tear on lower margin edge. The image of the map is in very fine condition. 34 x 23 cm ( 13.3 x 9 ") $550.00 Order Nr. CROATIA2435

"Theil der Illyrischen Provincen - Parte des Provinces Illyrennes". Copper engraving published in Weimar ca 1800. On the leftside is written in diagonal print "Koenigreich Italien" (Kingom of Italy). In the lower right is a bit of the Adriatic Sea with Monfalcone, the harbor of Alberoni and Nabersina. The city of Goriza is emphasized with a shaded area. In the upper right corner are the towns of Idria and Ronzina. Map is printed on heavy paper and has wide margins. A few minor spots, mostly in margins. In the upper margin is a light water stain and a repaired tear reaching to map image. Repairs on upper margin edge. The outer edges are somewhat frayed is as often the case with such paper. A few minor creases in margin corner. 30.7 x 40.5 cm ( 12 x 15.9 ") $150.00 Order Nr. SLOVENIA2414

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