1819 Zurner Map of Slovenia and Croatia

An exceptional and rare 1819 wall map of Slovenia and Croatia by Georg Adam Zürner and Artaria. Centered on Ljubljana (Laibach), the map covers all of Slovenia along with parts of neighboring Croatia, Venice, and Austria It extends from Venice (Venezia, Italy) to Varaždin (Warasdin, Croatia), and from Waidhofen (Austria) to Premantura (Cabo Promontore, Coratia). With it s enormous proportions the map offers stupendous detail throughout, including towns, cities, villages, roads, topography, forests, fortresses, and more. This is doubtless one of this finest maps of this region published in the early 19th century. There are two title cartouches, one in German, another in French, in the upper left and right corners, respectively. Printed in Vienna by Artaria Press.

The present example consists of 6 unjoined panels, as issued. Panels can be joined at the buyer's request prior to shipping to present a single large map. This map is rare with only 3 examples being identified in the OCLC, at least two of which are heavily compromised copies. This may be the finest known extant example.