Lot 30

Jan Kryštof Müller (1673 - 1721) MÜLLER'S MAP OF BOHEMIA

Müller's map of Bohemia is a map by the German cartographer Jan Kryštof Müller from the year depicting Bohemia at a scale of 1: 132,000. It is the largest old map of Bohemia - it has a total of 25 sections. It is also the last and most detailed of Müller's maps (he previously made maps of Hungary and Moravia). Müller began the mapping in 1712 in the Bechyně region and completed it in 1717. He did not live to see the map itself. The relief is shown by the hill method with shading, great attention is paid to the river network, but the greatest interest of the map is a detailed drawing of settlements and economic activities. The map also has quality artistic decoration by Václav Vavřinec Reiner.