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Κυριακή 22 Ιανουαρίου 2012

ΕΛΛΑΣ 26 - ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ


Reilly, Franz Johann Josef von Die Landschaft Macedonien. Nro. 17. Vienna, Reilly 1789 [21,7 x 29,7 cm]Original copper engraving, hand colored in outline, when published. This detailed map shows Greece Macedonia. The map is equipped with many mountains, rivers, lakes, place names, etc. In the upper right corner is the title cartouche and at the bottom the mileage scale to see. The Austrian cartographer Franz Joh. Josef von Reilly published around 1789 in Vienna a large amount of very detailed district maps of Central Europe. These maps are famous for their large scales and the many details they provide. Even tiny place names can be found on those maps, rivers, mountains, streets, monasteries are as well engraved. The maps, which Franz J. Reilly engraved, were especially designed for the Austrian Royal house and show countries, provinces and districts belonging to the 'Austrian-Hungarian Empire'.