Partie Meridionale du Cercle D’Autriche

Fine copperplate engraved map of the southern territories of Austria.

The historical kingdom of Austria was one of the most powerful components of the larger Holy Roman Empire, and held the seat of the Hapsburg domains in its capital, Vienna. This map shows the southern part of the Austrian territory, which extended into modern day Italy, Croatia, and Slovenia along the coast of the Gulf of Venice.

The region’s mountainous terrain is depicted with pictorial topography, and other geographic features like forests, lowlands, and individual peaks are also illustrated.

This is the second state of the map, with accents above several of the ‘Sees’. Published in Paris by Robert de Vaugondy around 1768 for inclusion in his Atlas Universel.

Reference: Pedley, 278.