Die Insel Schutt - Antique map

Author: Krekwitz, Georg

Publisher: Loschge, Leonhard

Published: Frankfurt am Main

Publishing year: 1686

Žitný ostrov ('Rye Island' - Danube - Slovakia, Hungary). "Die Insel Schutt. Kleine Schutt". Orig. copperplate engraving from G. Krekwitz "Totius Regni Hungariae ... Descriptio". Published in Frankfurt am Main and Nuremberg by L. Loschge, 1686. With title in map. 8,6:14,7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 3/4 inch.).

Nebehay-Wagner 318/40. - A map of Žitný ostrov ('Rye Island'), also called Veľký Žitný ostrov ('Great Rye Island'; German: Große Schüttinsel, Hungarian: Csallóköz) and Malý Žitný ostrov ('Small Rye Island', Hungarian: Szigetköz), two river island on the Danube in southwestern Slovakia, respectively northwestern Hungary. The islands are a major part of the Danubian Flat. With the cities of Bratislava, Győr (Raab), Komárno, Nové Zámky, Leopoldov and others. - Lower right corner slightly soiled.

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Tags: Antique map, Antique maps, Old maps, Žitný ostrov map, Rye Island, Insul Schutt, Donau, Slovakia, Hungary, copperplate engraving, etching, Krekwitz, 1686