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Historische Welt-Karte - Antique map

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Europe, North Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Persia. "Historische Welt-Karte". Orig. copperplate map, 1782. Engraved by O. Niederhofer after A. Prizek's drawing. With title cartouche, another decorative cartouche and many depictions on the map. 32,5:41,5 cm.

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Pařízek, Aleš Vincenc

Niederhofer, Ondřej

Císařsko král. normální škola

Praha

1782

Europe, North Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Persia. "Historische Welt-Karte". Orig. copperplate engraving map, 1782. Engraved by O. Niederhofer after A. Prizek's drawing. With title cartouche, another decorative cartouche with inscription in the ruins and a number of depictions in the map (significant events or monuments of individual countries, e.g. Egyptian pyramids). 32,5:41,5 cm (12 3/4 x 13 1/4 inch.) on paper sized 40:50 cm.

A map of the historical world from Parizek's 'Versuch einer kurzgefaßten Weltgeschichte für Kinder'. - Paper edges soiled, several cracks in the edges and at the bottom professionally restored.


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