Deák Antal András: A Duna fölfedezése
Tartalom - III.A DANUBIUS PANNONICO-MYSICUS, 1726
T II E DISCOVERY OF THE DANUBE Today, on 2 July 1702, the undersigned parties entered into the following agreement: First: Mr Eimmartfinishes, with full dedication, what remains from the "Roman antiquities" volume in the Danube monograph. In return, His Excellency General Marsigli hands over 327 florenas as fee and including the price of copperplate. Second: Mr Eimmart similarly will prepare the "Geography volume", except for the legends, for which his fee will be 650florenas, including the price of the copperplate. Altogether 1803 florenas. (L. S.) Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli (L. S.) Georg Christoph Eimmart Eimmart's work was continuously hampered by financial shortages: he had finished two large figures from the Geography volume by August 10, but made the rest of the work depend on the arrival of the graciously promised money. 16 7 It can be felt from his following letters that he had lost confidence and carried out his work more and more haphazardly. This was in part the result of ever new figures which arrived to be included in volumes he had thought finished, and in part related to the fact that the engraving of the map exceeded his skills. A gentleman called Schoder (Schoeder) 16 8 who highly estimated Fleischmann, immediately took steps. As soon as he learned that Marsigli did not like the test prints of the Danube sections, 16 9 he penned a letter to expound his opinion of Eimmart saying that he was not suitable for such a large task... Fleischman is the only suitable artist. 17 0 Eimmart was stricken to feel that he gradually lost Marsigli's confidence. Perhaps this was the reason why he felt it necessary to make an account of his work accomplished in 1702 and the sums he had touched. 17 1 An account of the sums I received in 1702 from His Excellency General Count Marsigli in accordance with the contract: for myself On July 21 100 On September 4 200 Of which Mr Schoder and Mr Müller received each 30 florenas - 60 140 On October 16 200 Mr Schoder recieved: 80 Mr Müller: 30 90 On January 30, 1703 600 Mr Schoder recieved 60 Mr Müller for parchment 50 390 The sum I received for myself: 720 16 7 BUB Mss di Marsigli Vol. 80. B p. 238. Nürnberg, August 10, 1702. 16 8 BUB Mss di Marsigli Vol. 80. B Nürnberg October 18. 1702. 16 9 BUB Mss di Marsigli Vol. 80. B p. 116. Nürnberg, October 13, 1702. 17 0 BUB Mss di Marsigli Vol. 80. B , Nürnberg, October 18. 1702. 17 1 BUB Mss di Marsigli Vol. 82. pp. 52-53. Joh. Chr. Müller; Nürnberg, January 6, 1703. 122
