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Neue Land Tafel von Hungarn : und dessenincorporirten Königreichen und Provinzen
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Map of Hungary and adjacent parts of the Danube River Valley showing populated places occupied by the Turkish invaders and places remaining Christian (unoccupied).
Covers the Danube River Valley from Vienna (upstream) to the entrance of the Aluta (Olt) River (downstream).
Relief shown pictorially.
Title, notes, directories, and principal place-names in German.
LC copy imperfect: Fold-lined (vertically), paper-taped on verso.
Includes text, notes, historical list of Hungarian kings, historical list of Turkish sultans, bar scales in German/Hungarian miles, illustrations of 2 monarchical figures in the title cartouche, and coats-of-arms.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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