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Transylvaniæ, Moldaviæ, Walachiæ, Bulgariæ

Description:

Map of the Eastern Balkans by Seutter, showing the theatre of conflict among the Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires in the 18th century. Shows territories from "Palat Russiae Lembergensis Pars" (today's Lviv oblast) in the upper left to "Romaniae Thraciaep" (today's northern Bulgaria) in the lower right, "Serviae Pars" (Serbia) in the lower left and Besarabia (today's Republic of Moldova) and the Black Sea in the upper right. Fine depiction of the Dunube river and its tributatries, particularly in the Black Sea Delta.

Pictorial relief.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Bar scales in "Milliaria Hungarica" and "Milliaria Germanica."

Shows major cities (with various illustrations depending on size and importance), waterways, forests, sites of battles (with dates).

Various explanatory notes on map.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/kj929zh5793

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/kj929zh5793

Language:

lat

Creator:

Seutter, Matthaeus, 1678-1756 and Lotter, Tobias Conrad, 1717-1777

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Boundaries

Theme:

Boundaries

Date Issued:

1742

Spatial Coverage:

Balkan Peninsula, Transylvania (Romania), Moldavia (Romania), Wallachia, Bulgaria, and Danube River

Rights:

Image from the Map Collections courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections at brannerlibrary@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false