8. "Transilvania" ("Transylvania") map, by Jan Janssonius, Amsterdam, 1665, rare, collector’s item

Map of Transylvania and adjacent regions (Wallachia to the south-east, Moldova and Russia to the north, and Hungary to the west), without indication of borders. The map shows the division of Transylvania into counties and shires, and a multitude of localities, with Latin, German and Hungarian names: Hermanstat (Sibiu), Fogaraș, Weissenburg/Alba Julia, Clausenburg/Colosvar (Cluj) etc. Near the names of the important cities, miniature symbols, fortresses with towers and bastions, are engraved. Transalpina is also mentioned, in the southern part of the Carpathian Mountains. The title is presented at the bottom right side, in an ornate inset map with allegorical figures symbolizing the fertility of the earth, and stylized vegetal motifs. On the upper right side, the coat of arms of the Bathory family, with a crown on top, is engraved. The scale is shown at the bottom right side, in the inset map, in common German miles. The map has been published in Atlas Maior since 1658 and is inspired by a similar map of Blaeu.

Dimensions

width 57 cm, height 45 cm, custom 45 × 57 cm

Description

hand-coloured copper engraving, striped paper

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