1804 – F. L. Schrötter – Alt Preussen (10 maps)

Title:                      “Karte von Alt-Preussen enthaltend Ost=Preusen nebst Preussisch Lithauen. . . 1796 bis 1802.​”​
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Description:
Very rare and extremely detailed 10 sheets map of Prussia (out of 25 sheets), our days Lithuania (Klaipeda, former Memel, region), Russia and Poland territories. With a medallion representing the King of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm III. This is the rare, first edition, of this important 25-sheet map prepared by Friedrich Leopold von Schrötter. The sheet were engraved by Carl Jäck and the portrait of the King by Meno Haas.

Cartographer:      Friedrich Leopold von Schrötter (1743 – 1815)
Leaf size:                 10* 48 x 62 cm
Year:                          1804
Technique:             copper engraving

Condition:
Good condition. Rare issue, NOT intersected and pasted on linen. For protective reasons margin edges were reinforced with red paper stripes (old times).

This are an original antique maps published in 1804 and not a modern copy or reprint.

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity