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Zaros Superioris Hungariae Civitas, & propugnaculum. - Braun & Hogenberg, 1618.



Antique map - Bird's-eye view of Velky Saris (today Slovakia) by Braun and Hogenberg, after G. Hoefnagel. 1617.

CAPTION: Sárospatak, city and fortress in Upper Hungary.

Signed and dated bottom right: Procured by Georg Hoefnagel, in the year 1617.

CAPTION: Sárospatak, city and fortress in Upper Hungary.

Signed bottom right: Procured by Georg Hoefnagel, in the year 1617.

COMMENTARY BY BRAUN (on verso): "This fortress, blessed by art and by nature, lies in the northern part of Upper Hungary. It is on a high hill, which is full of trees and bushes on the one side and fruitful vines on the other. Below the hill flows a stream that drives several mills. On the level ground on this side of the river there are many fine estates and charming gardens, as well as other farm houses, so that it has the appearance of a suburb. But the other side of the river is full of hills and mountains on which good vines grow."

The castle of Sárospatak above the banks of the Bodrog in what is today northeast Hungary is shown from the southwest from a slightly elevated position. The outskirts of the town can be seen on this side of the river. The scenery is enlivened by the depiction of a small hunting party, indicating that this is a lordly estate. In the 11th century Patak on the Bodrog was a residence of the royal House of Arpád and quickly grew from the 12th century onwards with the settling here of Italian and French merchants. The town became a free city in 1429 and passed to the Rákóczi princes in the early 17th century. They turned the castle into their residence. Under them the city, which had been Calvinist since the Reformation, became a centre of humanist education and of the Hungarian struggle against the Habsburgs. The castle was destroyed by the Austrians at the beginning of the 18th century, but was rebuilt soon afterwards in the Baroque style. Today it is considered to be one of the finest in Hungary. (Taschen)

Date of the first edition: 1617
Date of this map: 1618

Copper engraving
Size: 32 x 44cm (12.5 x 17.2 inches)
Verso text: Latin
Condition: Excellent, superb old colour.
Condition Rating: A+
References: Van der Krogt 4, 3872; Taschen, Braun and Hogenberg, p.480.

From: Theatri praecipuarum Totius Mundi Urbium Liber Sextus Anno MDCXVIII. (Van der Krogt 4, 41:1.6)

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