Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724)

MAP OF SVÍDNICE

1736
Original coloured copper engraving on handmade paper 55x81 cm (61x91 cm). In the upper right corner, a cartouche with a legend and a graphic scale. In the upper left corner, a figural cartouche depicting contemporary crafts. The map was published in March 1740 and was included in 1752 as one of the appendices in the Atlas Silesiae (edition from 1750). Publisher: Homannowie Dziedzice. Minor tears outside the print area on the edges. Traces of older restoration of edge tears on the lower edge on the verso.