509 - Germany - Thuringia - Saxony

Germany - Thuringia - Saxony Collection of 13 copperplate maps of Thuringia and Saxony from the 16th and 17th centuries (1633–1762), some with colored borders and others with partial area coloring. Sheet sizes range from 46 x 55 to approx. 54.5 x 64 cm. Most feature magnificent cartouches, some with figurative designs. Includes: J. Janssonius. *Thuringae Nova Descriptio*. Circa 1633. From the German edition of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. - De Zetter. *Episcopatus Halberstadensis descriptio nova*. Circa 1699. - Homann. Delineatio Geographica Territorii Celsissimorum S. R. I. Comitum Ruthenorum de Plauen utriusque Lineae Senioris nempe ac Iunioris partem Vogtlandiae. Circa 1730. - Homann. Chorographia Territorii Naumburgocitiensis. 1732. - Jaillot. The Circle of Lower Saxony Subdivided into All the States and Principalities (..). Circa 1740. - P. Schenk. Accurate Geometric General Map of the Diocese of Merseburg. 1745. - P. Schenk. Accurate Geographical Delineation of the High-Princely Saxon District of Weissenfels. 1757. - P. Schenk. Accurate Geographical Delineation of the Eger District Belonging to the Kingdom of Bohemia. 1757. – P. Schenk. Accurate Geographical Delineation of the Eckardtsberg District Belonging to the Thuringian District, Together with All Adjacent and Other Regions. 1757. – Seutter. Geographical Delineation of the Martisburg District (..). Circa 1760. - P. Schenk. Geographical Map of the Principality of Halberstadt, the Abbey of Quedlinburg, and the County of Wernigerode, Updated to the Latest State. Circa 1760. - P. Schenk. Accurate Geographical Delineation of the Electoral Saxon Districts of Annaburg, Pretzsch, Torgau, Schweinitz, and Mühlberg (..). Circa 1760. - Homann. Tabula Geographica depicting the Territory of the Free City of Svevo-Hallensis in the Holy Roman Empire. 1762. - Slightly browned overall due to the paper; some with old collector’s stamps and labels on the reverse; along the margins, some some finger stains, with short tears (occasionally also within the image), partial water stains along the margins (and occasionally within the image), partially backed along the fold on the reverse. Slight foxing. Overall in good condition. Collection of 13 partly colored copper-engraved maps of Thuringia and Saxony from the 16th and 17th centuries. - Contains: as listed above. - Slightly browned due to the paper; some old collector’s stamps and labels on the reverse; some fingerprints in the margins; short tears (occasionally also within the image); partial moisture stains on the margins (and occasionally within the image); slight foxing. Overall in good condition. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.