Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Austria, Switzerland, and Hungary category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1850 Cruchley Map of Austria

150.00 USD — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:35:00 +0000

This is a lovely example of the 1850 George Frederick Cruchley map of Austria. It covers the territories claimed by the once vast Austro-Hungarian Empire, including in whole or part the modern day nations of Austria, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Albania, Croatia, Romania, and the Czech Republic. The Austrian empire, founded in 1804 by the last Holy Roman emperor, Francis II, lasted only till 1866. A lovely example of the 1850 George Frederick Cruchley map of Switzerland. It covers the entirety of�Switzerland divided into its constituent Cantons from Vaud to the Grisons. After the ratification of a federal constitution in 1848, Switzerland underwent a rapid social and economic development. The cantonal currencies were replaced by a single currency (the Swiss Franc) and many of the cantons subsequently established representative governments and instituted freedom of the press and trade. This is a beautiful map of Switzerland from Sidney Hall's extremely scarce 1835 New General Atlas . The map covers the entire country and shows the division by Cantons from Vaud to Grisons. Towns, rivers, mountains, railroads, canals, marshes, forests, and various other important topographical details are noted. Elevation throughout is rendered by hachure and political and territorial boundaries are outlined in color. This is a rare 1579 Abraham Ortelius map of Burgundy (Bourgogne), France. Centered on Lake Geneva, Ortelius' map covers from Lyon, France to La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland and from Vesoul to Rivoli, Italy. The modern region of Haute-Savoie and the neighboring department of Savoie were, until 1860, part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. The color coding in this map depicts the territorial boundaries of the time. The region of Burgundy in France is famed for producing the world's finest wines. A fine example of Laurie and Whittle's 1818 map of central europe. The map covers most of europe but focuses on the nations of central europe: France, The Netherland (and Belgium), Austria, Hungary (with an inset of Transylvania), Prussia, Switzerland, and Germany. england, Spain, Italy, Turkey (the Balkans), Poland, and Denmark are included only partially. Laurie and Whittle identify all major towns and roads as well as limited topographical features, with elevation rendered in hachure. A beautiful 1782 example of Rigobert Bonne's decorative map of Switzerland. Bonne's map covers the entirety of Switzerland divided into Cantons. The map offers excellent detail throughout showing mountains, rivers, forests, national boundaries, regional boundaries, forts, and cities. A large decorative title cartouche appears in the upper left quadrant. Drawn by Rigobert Bonne in 1782 for issue as plate no. 9 in Jean Lattre's 1783 edition of the Atlas Moderne . A beautiful example of Le Sieur Janvier's 1783 map of southeastern europe. Janvier's map covers much of modern Hungary, Romania, Transylvania, Moldova, Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, and parts of Austria, Poland, and Greece. Hungary at this time was under the role of Joseph II, a dynamic leader strongly influenced by the enlightenment. Joseph shook Hungary from its malaise when he inherited the throne from his mother, Maria Theresa. This is a beautiful example of Rand McNally and Company's 1892 map of Switzerland. It covers the entirety of Switzerland or the Helvetic Republic divided into its constituent Cantons from Vaud to Grisons. After the creation of a federal constitution in 1848, Switzerland underwent a period of rapid social and economic development. This is Johnson and Ward's 1864 map of Switzerland. It covers Switzerland divided into its constituent cantons. Various towns, cities, rivers, railways and several other topographical details are noted with relief shown by hachure. The map is color coded according to canton. It features the fretwork style border common to Johnson�s atlas work from 1863 to 1869. Steel plate engraving prepared by A. J. Johnson for publication as plate no. This is a fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1851 map of Switzerland. The map covers the entirety of Switzerland divided into its constituent Cantons from Vaud to Grisons. Parts of adjacent France, Germany, and Italy are also shown. After the ratification of a federal constitution in 1848, Switzerland underwent a rapid social and economic development. This is a fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1851 map of central europe. The map covers from Hamburg to Lake Geneva, including the modern day countries of Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria. This map was made in the years following the european Revolutions of 1848. These liberal uprising swept all though europe, except Russia and the United Kingdom. Germany was particularly affected by the March Revolution of 1848. This is a fine example of Adam and Charles Black's 1851 map of the Austrian empire. The map covers the territories claimed by the once vast Austrian empire, including in whole or part the modern day nations of Austria, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Albania, Croatia, Romania, and the Czech Republic. It also includes parts of Turkey, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Prussia and Poland. The Austrian empire, founded in 1804 by the last Holy Roman emperor, Francis II, lasted only till 1866. This is a fine example of Samuel Butler's 1822 map of Greece, the Balkans, Hungary and the european part of Turkey. The map covers Turkey and Greece from the Gulf of Venice and the Ionian Sea to the Black Sea. It shows Hungary, Moldova, Wallachia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, the Balkans, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, and Croatia and includes the island of Candia. This is a fine example of Samuel Butler's 1822 map of North Italy and Switzerland. It covers the northern part of Italy depicting the territories of Tuscany, Modena, Parma, Kingdom of Sardinia, Lombardy, and parts of the State of the Church. Switzerland is also depicted in full. During this time in history, revolutionary sentiments favoring the unification of Italy were gaining popularity paving the way to the creation of a single nation. This is a beautiful example of Alexandre Delamarche's 1843 map of Switzerland or the Helvetic Republic. The map covers the entirety of Switzerland divided into its constituent Cantons from Vaud to Grisons. As this map was issued, Switzerland was undergoing a rapid social and economic change known as the Regeneration Movement. Following the French July Revolution in 1830, the Swiss began assemble and call for fair representation and new Cantonal constitutions. This is a beautiful example of Alexandre Delamarche's 1850 map of Germany and the Austrian empire. It covers the German states from the border with Holland and Belgium eastward as far as Poland and Russia and from Holstein to the Adriatic. Includes the modern day countries of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. This is a fascinating example of the 1852 Justus Perthes map of Switzerland. It covers all of Switzerland and parts of neighboring France, Germany, Austria and Italy. Map is highly detailed with both political and physical data. Various cities, mountains, roads, rivers and an assortment of additional topographical details are noted. Switzerland at this time was undergoing a rapid social and economic change known as the Regeneration Movement. This is a fine example of Conrad Malte-Brun's 1843 map of Switzerland. It covers the entire country and shows the division by Cantons from Vaud to Grisons. As this map was issued, Switzerland was undergoing a rapid social and economic change known as the Regeneration Movement. Following the French July Revolution in 1830, the Swiss began assemble and call for fair representation and new Cantonal constitutions. This is a beautiful example of Stieler's 1873 map of southwest Germany and Switzerland. Centered on Stuttgart, this map covers from Verviers in Belgium to the northern part of Italy and includes the modern day countries of Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and parts of Belgium, France, Italy and Austria. Map is densely detailed with both political and physical data. Various cities, mountains, roads, rivers and an assortment of additional topographical details are noted. This is a fine example of J. Migeon's 1878 map of Switzerland or the Helvetic Republic. The map covers the entirety of Switzerland divided into its constituent Cantons from Vaud to Grisons. The upper right quadrant features a beautifully decorated illustration of the Chapel of William Tell. After the creation of a federal constitution in 1848, Switzerland underwent a period of rapid social and economic development.

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1850 Cruchley Map of Austria