Deák Antal András: A Duna fölfedezése
Tartalom - III.A DANUBIUS PANNONICO-MYSICUS, 1726
T II E DISCOVERY OF THE DANUBE Marsigli's accusation that they always pressed him for money, although the work proceeded slowly and there was little progress. In his reply, Müller made a comparison of the work he had accomplished and the maps that still awaited drawing. It reveals that he suggested that the Danube sections should be made to a larger scale because in that way they turned out better and were more appealing than the solution on which they had agreed, and we also learn that he had also yet to complete the drawing of the hydrographical map, the map of Roman antiquities and the map of minerals. He also planned to visit Marsigli and take the Fish and Antiquities volumes. Marsigli, however, was impatient. He ordered the prepared materials to be handed over to his faithful courier Baron Löffelholz. So, Müller immediately wrapped up the Roman antiquities volume, as it had been organised and annotated by Dr. Schoder. He, nevertheless, did not dare to trust him with the maps he had made, the Danube maps, the frontier maps and the maps of the Hungarian Monarchy, because he feared, as he said, the lurking perils of the wartime situation. 209 He attached a balance sheet to the letter he sent with the finished maps, which Löffelholz himself could see 21 0: Borderline sections 28 pieces Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Banat, Temes Banat, Transylvania, Moldva, Wallachia Danube sections 18 pieces General map of the Danube 18 pieces Hydrographical map of the Danube (On the next page:) "The balance of the works I have finished and the contract: According to the agreement I get for each frontier section: 5 florenas For the states of the Hungarian Monarchy per piece: 12 florenas Although I made three frontier sections during the time that took one Danube section, yet I charge only: 6florena/piece The works I have finished are the following Frontier sections in number: 24 pieces Price: 5 florenas/pieces [120] The states of the Hungarian Monarchy: Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Banat, the Temes Banat, Transylvania, Moldva, Wallachia Price: 12 florenas/piece In total: 96florenas [108!] Danube section 18 pieces Price: 6fl/pieces In total: 120 florenas [108!] Finally the frontier sections beyond the Danube 5 pieces Price: 5 fl/piece In total:25 florenas 361 florenas 20 9 BUB Mss di Marsigli Vol. 82. pp. 174-177.; Joh. Chr. Müller Nürnberg, April 17, 1703. 21 0 Ibid. 128
