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Kingdom of Hungary, Principality of Transilvania, Sclavonia, Croatia, with a Part of Valakla, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Servia from the Latest Surveys ascertained by Astronomical Observations.
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Kingdom of Hungary, Principality of Transilvania, Sclavonia, Croatia, with a Part of Valakla, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Servia from the Latest Surveys ascertained by Astronomical Observations.
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English: An rare and attractive 1794 map of the Kingdom of Hungary by Laurie and Whittle. Covers the Kingdom of Hungary and its surrounding states, including Transylvania (modern day Romania), Bulgaria, Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia. Offers an extraordinary level of detail throughout, noting post roads, towns, castles, monasteries, forests, swamps, rivers, cities and mountains. A title cartouche appears in the upper let quadrant. Published by Laurie and Whittle as plate no. 23 in the 1797 edition of Thomas Kitchin's General Atlas .
Date 1794 (dated)
Dimensions height: 19 in (48.2 cm); width: 21.5 in (54.6 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,19U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,21.5U218593
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Geographicus link: Hungary-lauriewhittle-1794
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Kitchin, Thomas, Kitchin's General Atlas, describing the Whole Universe: being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the last edition of D'Anville and Robert with many improvements by other eminent geographers, engraved on Sixty-Two plates, comprising Thirty Seven maps., Laurie & Whittle, London, 1797.

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