The Rose of Bohemia

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Bohemiae Rosa.

VETTER, Christian
Augsburg,
1668
Engraved map.
395 by 280mm (15.5 by 11 inches).
10746

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A rare and beautiful map of Bohemia depicted as a stylised rose. Prague is located at the center of the rose and Vienna, the main seat of the Hapsburg Dynasty, is shown at the root. The leaves of the rose represent Moravia, Silesia, Meissen, Bavaria, and Austria. The top of the map bears the motto of the Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold I, "Iustitia et Pietate" (Justice and Piety), one of whose titles was King of Bohemia.

Drawn by Christoph Vetter and engraved by Wolf...

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