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Pub Year	Map Maker	Pub Place	Map Title	Map Price (USD)	Picture
1740	Tirion, Isaak	Venice	Nuova Carta del Regno di Ungheria e della Transilvania . . .	$250	Picture

An engraved map, with hand colored wash.

Size: 11 inches X 12-5/8 inches; Scale: 1 inch = approximately 40 miles.

Map Type: Book

This is a superior copy, with strong engraving and vivid colors.

Thomas Salmon was an historical and geographical writer. He travelled extensively and resided in the Indies for many years. He compiled the publication Modern history, or The present state of all nations, from which this map was removed. The first volume of the work appeared in London in 1725. This map is from the Italian translation published from 1738 through 1761.

This map shows Vienna, Austria in the East, Poland in the north, Hungary (Transylvania) in the west, Belgrade, Bosnia in the south. The map is centered on the city of Budapest.

References: Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, Volume 4 Page 278, Tirion, Isaak, Scott, Valerie, Map Collector Publications, Tring, Hertz, England, 1999