Reisz T. Csaba: Magyarország általános térképének elkészítése a 19. század első évtizedében - Lipszky János és segítői térképészeti vállalkozásának ismertetése (Budapest, 2002)
IDEGEN NYELVŰ ÖSSZEFOGLALÓK - The Making of Hungary’s First General Map in the first Decade of the 19th Century. The Cartographic Enterprise of János Lipszky
quently, because of problems in paper supply flows due to the war, a much cheaper material, quarter-cardboard was used for the printing of 150 series, which constitute approximately 7-9 percent of all copies. In 1809 Lipszky printed 200 series (about 11 percent of all copies) for the army on vellum from Iglau. Further demands required more paper, therefore Swiss vellum was substituted by university paper and 321 full series were printed in 1809 (about 17,5 percent of all units). 575 copies of the Repertorium were printed on adhesive paper, while 25-25 volumes were printed on postal and writing paper. With the return of peace, the channels of paper trade resumed. The Tabula generalis was printed exclusively on Swiss vellum (only 9 series were printed on English vellum for probably promotional purposes). Literature is also unable to reach a conclusion regarding the date of publication. Differing dates are based on the year of publication recorded on the map or on articles about the map. Based on the aforementioned registers, this date can also be precisely established. However, the definition of the date of publication should be clarified, as not all map units were printed at the same time, and several new copies were made from the same map unit. If the date of publication is considered to be the first copy made from a map unit, then the map’s publication date is approximately 1804—1808. It is clear from the registers that the original plan, in terms of which a new unit was to be printed every four months, could not be achieved and it took an average of six months for the publication of a new map unit. The last printed copy of the map in the framework of the Lipszky-venture appeared in the summer of 1811. The central distributor of the map was the KILIÁN Brother Booksellers in Pest, which supplied other companies as well. The partner booksellers in Vienna were the Kunst- und Industrie-Comptoir, as well as the Artaria publishing firm in Vienna (later, this company acquired the print plates of the amp and published new copies in 1868 and 1871) and Beckers in Gotha as well as other smaller booksellers. Subscribers purchased altogether almost 650 copies. The Council of the Governor-general called on counties to purchase two copies each of the map. However, most county assemblies decided to buy only one copy. Lipszky’s own register (regrettably damaged in several places) enjoys a prominent place among the sources as it also summarizes the entire undertaking’s expenses and incomes. In 1797, Lipszky spent 500 forints from his own assets on launching the undertaking. He received 2,000 forints from count György Festetics, then in several instalments at least 4,500 forints from his uncle PÁL LIPSZKY, a doctor in Nógrád County. Between 1797 and 1803, Lipszky had 13,580 forints in costs and income. Consequently, the Kilián Brothers Booksellers carried out the financial management of the undertaking until the end of 1808, when Lajos Sche- dius took over this task for nine months, to be followed by Lipszky’s relative, JÁNOS ONDRUS who managed the venture until April 1812. Overall, the publica449
