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Map of Prague: P.1724-1991

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Map of Prague

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1600 - 1700

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 294 mm Width 379 mm
Sheet Height 294 mm Width 379 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Eigentlicher Grundriss der Königlichen Statt / Prag. [there is a lettered key below this inscription to refer to secular buildings and a numbered key to the churches, correspondingly lettered and numbered on the main part of the map]
  • Location: Image lower left, on a scroll
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1724-1991
Primary reference Number: 85991
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Map of Prague" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/85991 Accessed: 2024-11-29 00:18:24

Citation for Wikipedia

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/85991 |title=Map of Prague |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-29 00:18:24|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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