Austria - Central and Eastern Austria // Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary; Wolfgang Lazius (1514–1565) // - Austria Archiducatus auctore Wolfgango Lazio - 1621-1650

The map offers a detailed depiction of the Archduchy of Austria, based on the historical surveys of the famous cartographer and Humanist from Vienna, Wolfgang Lazius. The territory shows the course of the Danube and clearly borders Bohemia (Bohemiae Regni Pars), Moravia (Moraviae vulgo Merhern Pars), Styria (Stiriae Pars) and the Duchy of Carinthia (Charinthiae pars).
The work is enhanced with decorative features typical of the Blaeu style:
• In the top right: An elegant Baroque cartouche with the title, surrounded by garlands of fruit and colored ribbons.
• In the bottom center: A rich cartouche with the legend of the symbols (Notarum explicatio per città, castles, monasteri e villaggi) surmounted by a heraldic shield and flanked by graphic scales expressed in Germanic and Gallic miles.
• In the bottom left: Editorial imprint inserted in a classical monument topped by an armillary sphere, certifying the paternity of Willem Blaeu's famed cartographic workshop in Amsterdam.

The sheet presents itself in excellent overall condition, with vivid colors and a magnificent printing freshness.
• Front (Recto): Sharp impression on contemporaneous laid paper. The dating coloring is period and applied with mastery. The outer white margins beyond the copper plate line are perfectly intact and well preserved on all four sides. Very light signs of time that do not touch the engraved part.
• Back (Verso): Clean paper showing the correct texture of the era watermark. There is widespread light natural bloom (foxing) in brown spots due to aging, which however does not transfer to the front and does not affect the map’s aesthetics.