Tyrolis sub felici regimine Mariae Theresiae Rom. Imper. Aug.Chorographice delineata

Title

Tyrolis sub felici regimine Mariae Theresiae Rom. Imper. Aug.Chorographice delineata

Description

Extraordinary and magnificent Wall Map of Tyrol, extending from Lake Garda to Wallenburg in Bavaria, featuring the towns of Kufstein, Rattenberg, Kitzbühel, Innsbruck, Imst, Glurns, Sterzing, Lienz, Bruneck, Brixen, Bozen, Trento, Riva, and many more. Furthermore, it includes a total of five imposing cartouches with a mileage scale, an index, as well as rivers, lakes, forests, mountains, and depicted glaciers! This is the famous *Atlas Tyrolensis* by Peter Anich and Blasius Huebe. ,Publisher: Published in Vienna in 1774, with the involvement of the publishing house of Johann Thomas von Trattner.. Additional regional map titled Atlas Tyrolensis. Sheet dimensions 55 x 42.3 cm.

c. 1774

Artist

Anich- ,Hueber-, Mansfeld- Peter-, Blasius-, Johann Ernst- (1723-1766)

Peter Anich (1723–1766) Peter Anich was born in Oberperfuss near Innsbruck. Originally a farmer and woodturner, he acquired much of his knowledge of mathematics and astronomy through self-study. With the support of the Innsbruck mathematician Ignaz Weinhart, he developed into an outstanding surveyor and cartographer. From 1760 onwards, Anich worked on a comprehensive survey of Tyrol. He died on September 1, 1766, before the great cartographic work could be completed. Blasius Hueber (1735–1814) Blasius Hueber was also born in Oberperfuss. Like Anich, he came from a humble farming background. He became Anich's pupil and assistant, learning the art of surveying under his guidance. Following Anich's death in 1766, Hueber continued the extensive surveying work and successfully brought the ambitious cartographic project to completion. Johann Ernst Mansfeld was responsible for transferring the cartographic drawings onto copperplates and executing the elaborate copper engravings, including the artistic and decorative elements of the map.

Historical Description

Their Joint Masterpiece: Atlas Tyrolensis (1774). The Atlas Tyrolensis, created during the reign of Empress Maria Theresa, was published in Vienna in 1774. This monumental map, consisting of 20 engraved copperplates at a scale of approximately 1:103,800, depicts Tyrol with a degree of topographical accuracy that was exceptional for its time. The work is regarded as one of the most significant cartographic achievements of the 18th century, documenting the geographical features of Tyrol before the major political changes of the 19th century. The biographical details of the cartographers and the history of the map's creation are documented, among other sources, by the Tyrolean Provincial Archives (Tiroler Landesarchiv) and the Deutsche Biographie. Of particular interest from an antiquarian perspective is the remarkable fact that both cartographers came from humble farming backgrounds and, despite having no formal academic education, succeeded in creating one of the most important cartographic masterpieces of their era. Tyrol is a historic Alpine region now divided between Austria and Italy. Already during Roman times, the region was of great strategic importance due to its major Alpine passes. In the Middle Ages, the County of Tyrol emerged and passed to the Habsburgs in 1363. For centuries, Tyrol served as an important link between Northern and Southern Europe. The region became particularly famous for the Tyrolean uprising of 1809, led by Andreas Hofer against Bavarian and Napoleonic rule. Following the First World War, Tyrol was divided in 1919: North and East Tyrol remained part of Austria, while South Tyrol and Trentino became part of Italy.