Old Map of Prague, 1816
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Old map of Prague surveyed by Joseph Jüttner, 1811–1816
The Vltava divides this detailed plan of Prague, with Charles Bridge joining the streets of the Old Town to Malá Strana beneath Prague Castle. Bastioned walls enclose the city, while individual buildings, gardens and squares fill the spaces within.
Jüttner’s plan records Prague through measured surveying, with German place names and a detailed district key. Reproduced on textured fine art paper, it is an absorbing city print for anyone who knows Prague’s streets or enjoys tracing how a city has changed.
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Historical Background
This plan of Prague comes from Joseph Jüttner’s survey begun in 1811 and completed in 1816. Its title, Plan der könig. Hauptstadt Prag, identifies Prague as the royal capital, while the following wording describes the work as a trigonometrical and topographical survey.
Map Details
- Original title: Plan der könig. Hauptstadt Prag
- Surveyor: Joseph Jüttner
- Survey dates: 1811–1816
- Drawing and lettering: Emanuel Krolop, credited on the original plan
- Area shown: Prague on both banks of the Vltava
- Visible details: Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, bastioned walls, streets and district keys
- Language: German
- Product type: Fine art reproduction of the historical city plan
Prague on Both Banks of the Vltava
The river provides the plan’s main organising line. On its western bank, the streets of Malá Strana climb towards the castle and Hradčany. Across Charles Bridge, the closely packed blocks of the Old Town contrast with the more open spaces farther south in the New Town.
Walls and angular bastions mark the city’s fortified perimeter. Within them, buildings are drawn as individual footprints, with courtyards, gardens and open ground picked out between the streets. The legend groups named features by district, helping readers connect the small marks on the plan with the city they represent.
A Measured City Plan
The title records both the method and the years of the survey. Trigonometrical surveying used measured angles and a network of reference points to establish positions; topographical work then supplied the local detail. Here that measured framework supports a street plan in which the river, fortifications and built fabric can be studied together.
Historic German names and the surviving walls place the city in a different setting from modern Prague. Yet the bridge, castle quarter and bend of the Vltava remain familiar anchors for readers comparing the engraving with their own journeys through the city.
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