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Praga - Antique map

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"Praga". Orig. etching by W. Hollar, 1649 after his own drawing from 1636. Publishd by M. Merian in his "Topographia Bohemiae, Moraviae et Silesia", Frankfurt am Main, 1650. Great panoramic view of Prague from Petřín with 6 coats-of-arms and...

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Hollar, Václav

Merian, Mattheus

Frankfurt am Main

1650

Prague. "Praga". Orig. etching by W. Hollar, 1649 after his own drawing from 1636. Publishd by M. Merian in his "Topographia Bohemiae, Moraviae et Silesia", Frankfurt am Main, 1650. Great panoramic view of Prague from Petřín with 6 coats-of-arms and decorative cartouche with explanatory notes (in Czech, Latin and German, 1-20), Hollar's address and a small coat-of-arms. 28:112 cm (11 x 44 inch.).

Parthey 880; Lazarová-Lukas 44. - Hollar's large panoramic view of Prague is the milestone in imaging of the town. It is very often reproduced up to the present day. Nice, strong impression. - Printed from 3 plates. - Price includes the frame (50,5:137 cm).

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