Deák Antal András: A Duna fölfedezése
Tartalom - III.A DANUBIUS PANNONICO-MYSICUS, 1726
THE DISCOVERY OF THE DANUBE in 1744. It is certain that the figures for the French edition were printed from the same plates as those in the Latin one since the measurements and the fine details are identical and even the legends were left in Latin. What's more the wording of a footnote in the document suggest that Latin and French translations of the book — at least at the beginning - were made also. The first two volumes were finished in December 1724. The price was 214 Bologna currency/volume. As far as the French volumes are concerned their prices can be found on the pages enclosed. 24 5 Two years later, in 1746, a mysterious, unindefied person turned up at the trustees of Marsigli inheritance saying that he would like to buy the copperplates of the work. He thougt rhat republishing the work would not be profitable and it would be illegal for one hundred years anyway because of the contract but the beautiful engraves could be sold be either organized into a volume or sold separetely one by one. So once again they countef the plates that were done originally in Bologna, estimated their value while the unidentified, mysterious person offred them valuable books in return. 24 6 Although I could not find the bill of sale, some archival references and the pictures of fish and birds in the above-mentioned special addition suggest that the sale was made. 24 7 24 5 Archivio di Stato, Assunteria di Istituto, Diversorum, B. 20. 24 6 Archivio di Stato, Bologna; Assunteria di Istituto - Diversorum - B. 20. n. 7. 24 7 Archivio di Stato, Bologna; Assunteria di Istituto - Diversorum - B. 20. n. 8.
