Albrizzi’s Ruling House of Austria Mapmaker(s)_Tobias Conrad Lotter A novel design of pictorial

A novel design of pictorial folding map aimed at tourists is entirely in keeping with the rest of the firm's output

This map of Mitilini was engraved by Girolamo Porro and is set in descriptive Italian text with a woodcut headpiece and historiated initial

26 x 33 cm

50 x 61 cm

Contemporary full diced russia

Albrizzi’s Ruling House of Austria Mapmaker(s)_Tobias Conrad Lotter A novel design of pictorialThe Babenburg Family Tree The March or Margraviate of Austria had been governed by the Babenburg family since the late tenth century. In 1156 Austria was raised to a Duchy, which is where this decorative genealogical table begins, with Duke Henry. The table closes with the extinction of the Babenburg house, when Duke Frederick was killed in battle by the Hungarians in 1246. A separate branch, top right, illustrates the re assertion of imperial