Catalogue description Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. 'L'Empire d'Allemagne dressée et dediée a...

Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. 'L'Empire d'Allemagne dressée et dediée a Monseigneur le Dauphin ...': map of western and central Europe, between Whitby, in Yorkshire, England; Konigsberg, in Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russian Federation), Eszék, in Hungary (now Osijek, Croatia); and Issoire, in Auvergne, France; showing the extent of the Imperial dominions. Long descriptive reference note, in two columns on either side of the map. The map is supported by a two-headed eagle and surrounded by portraits of the Emperors, from Charlemagne to Joseph [I], with brief biographical notes on each; below the map are scenes depicting the coronation of Emperor [Leopold I], Frankfurt-am-Main, July 1658, and popular celebration of the coronation. Scale: 2.2 cm to 5 common German leagues. Compass rose and lines. [By] N de Fer, Geographer to the French King, and H van Loon, Paris. Insets: (i) 'La Grande Salle de Ratisbonne ...': plan of the Reichssaal, Regensburg (now in Germany), during the opening of the Imperial Diet (Reichstag), giving the names of those assembled. (ii) Map of the area around Vienna, Austria, showing the River Danube between Pressburg (now Bratislava, Slovakia) and Mautern; scale: 1.1 inches to about 1 German league. (iii) Plan of the city of Vienna; scale: 1 inch to about 250 feet; scale: [1:3,000]. On sheet 152 cm x 121 cm.

Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 4. Europe and Turkey, ed Geraldine Beech (London, 1998), entry 90