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Epitome historica rerum Bohemicarum

Kristián Vetter, Wolfgang Kilian1677

National Library of the Czech Republic

National Library of the Czech Republic
Staré Město, Czechia

Copperplate enclosure with a map of the countries of the Bohemian Crown in the form of a blossoming rose (Bohemiae Rosa), the author of the map is the Silesian cartographer Kristián Vetter (1575-1650), the author of the copperplate is the Augsburg engraver Wolfgang Kilian (1581-1662). The stem grows from Vienna, in the centre of the flower, which represents Bohemia, is Prague, the petals represent the countries neighbouring Bohemia.

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  • Title: Epitome historica rerum Bohemicarum
  • Creator: Kristián Vetter, Wolfgang Kilian
  • Date Created: 1677
  • Location Created: Prague
  • Rights: National Library of Czech Republic
National Library of the Czech Republic

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