Historic Map : Burr Map of The Austrian Empire, 1835, Vintage Wall Art

This is an attractive 1835 first edition map of the Austrian Empire by David H. Burr. It covers the territories claimed by the once vast Austrian Empire, including in whole or part the modern day nations of Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Serbia and Croatia. Burr notes towns, rivers, mountains, and various other important topographical details. Elevation throughout is rendered by hachure and political and territorial boundaries are color-coded. The Austrian Empire, founded in 1804 by the last Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II, lasted only till 1866 when it became the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

According to Ristow, although Burr is credited on the title page, he left this atlas incomplete. He was appointed as topographer to the U.S. Post Office, and of the siin xty-three maps finally included in this atlas, only completed eight. The rest of the maps were then completed by Illman and Pilbrow in Burr's style. This map was ‘Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1835 by Thomas Illman in the Clerk's office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York'. Published by D. S. Stone in Burr's New Universal Atlas.