Antique Map of Hungary with an Inset map of the Battle of Varna. The map is Steel Plate Engraved with hand coloring.
Mapmaker: Karl Spruner von Merz, 1803-1892 Karl von Spruner as he preferred to be known, was a German cartographer and scholar. He spent most of his long life in military service. He joined the Bavarian army, aged 11, in 1814, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1825. He is best known for his historical atlases. His first edition historical atlas maps, exceptionally through the precision of detail in boundaries of the various (country) states and the extensive hand coloring which have been executed in detail.
Origin: Historisch Geographischer Hand Atlas Zur Geschichte Der Staaten Europa’s Vom Anfang Des Mittelalters Bis Die Neueste Zeit Von Dr. Karl Spruner Gotha: Bei Justas Perthes 1846.
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Sheet app.: 44.5 x 36.5 cm. 17.5 x 14.5 inches. Image app.: 41 x 28 cm. 16 x 11 inches. Condition: View overall very good. Light spotted/soiled paper.
