(MANUSCRIPT MAP PRAGUE) Gregers Daa Trellund Wahrhaffter

Sale 2591 - Lot 135

Price Realized: $ 2,000

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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800

(MANUSCRIPT MAP -- PRAGUE.) Gregers Daa Trellund. Wahrhaffter und Accurater Entworffener Plan un Grund-Riss der Hauptstadt Prag in dem Konigreiche Bohmen. Wie Solche von dem Kayserlichen Koniglichen Preussischen Auxiliar Trouppen im Monath September Ao 1744 belagert und erobert worden. Pen, ink, and colored wash on "Honig" watermarked laid paper edged in silk ribbon. 11 3/4x16 1/2 inches overall; old folds with a few reinforcements, minor age spotting. [Prague, circa 1744]

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Superb contemporary manuscript plan of the bombardment of Prague by Frederick the Great during the War of Austrian Succession. The map of the fortified city, drafted by Prussian military lieutenant and engineer Gregers Daa Trellund, offers exceptional detail with a minutely penned 54-point reference table at the upper right.