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Antique map of Transylvania, 1740

SKU:  195400

Antique map of Transylvania, 1740

€52,36 EUR
€52,36 EUR
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Alexis-Hubert Jaillot and Reiner & Joshua Ottens’ Nova Transilvaniae Principatus Tabula, ad Usum Serenissimi Burgundiae Ducis (1740) is a distinguished eighteenth-century map of Transylvania that reflects the refinement of French and Dutch cartographic traditions at their height. Combining Jaillot’s authoritative geographic framework with the Ottens family’s accomplished Amsterdam engraving and publishing, the map presents the Principality of Transylvania as both a political territory and a strategically significant borderland within Central and Eastern Europe.

The composition depicts Transylvania in remarkable detail, bounded and contextualized by Hungary, Wallachia, Moldavia, and Ottoman frontier regions. Mountain ranges, river systems, fortified towns, and administrative divisions are meticulously rendered, emphasizing the region’s dramatic topography and political complexity. Cities such as Cluj, Sibiu, and Brașov appear alongside smaller settlements and military sites, illustrating a landscape shaped by trade, defense, and multiethnic settlement. Relief is expressed through elegant hachuring, while roads, waterways, and territorial boundaries reveal the map’s practical and diplomatic value.

Characteristic of Jaillot and the Ottens workshop, the map balances scientific precision with baroque ornament. An elaborate title cartouche and finely engraved decorative elements lend grandeur befitting a map dedicated “for the use of the Most Serene Duke of Burgundy,” suggesting both aristocratic patronage and the prestige of geographic knowledge. Typography, composition, and engraving exhibit the clarity and sophistication associated with the finest European mapmaking of the period.

Historically, the map reflects Transylvania during a time of shifting Habsburg influence following the decline of Ottoman power in the region. As a frontier principality with layered political allegiances, Transylvania held considerable strategic importance, and the map records these imperial dynamics as much as geography itself.

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Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* Standard shipping fee: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

* UPS standard: The orders will be sent with UPS expedited option. The delivery time it's between 5-11 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

* UPS express: The orders will be sent with UPS express saver. The delivery time it's between 4-7 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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