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Antique map of Eisenstadtt - Mannersdorf by Braun & Hogenberg
Eisenstadium vulgo Eisnstat, in ultimis finibus Austria
Inferioris civitas.[on sheet with:] Mannersdorf. - Braun &
Hogenberg, 1618. Antique map with two bird's-eye views by Braun
and Hogenberg: Eisenstadtt and Mannersdorf. CAPTION:
Eisenstadium, in German called Eisenstadt, a town on the eastern
border of Austria. CARTOUCHE: Procured by Georg Hoefnagel, drawn
by his son Jakob in the year 1617. COMMENTARY BY BRAUN (on
verso): "It seems as if this city is named after the iron. It
lies in Lower Austria between the River Leitha, which separates
Hungary and Austria from each other, and the Neusiedler Lake,
near the Hungarian border, on fertile land, which produces
sufficient corn and wine, and pasture for cattle." This is a
view from the north, from the Leitha Mountains. The densely
crowded town houses are watched over by the 14th