WEIGEL, JOHANN CHRISTOPH: DARDA

Two graphic representations in decorative frames with floral content, with ornaments from agricultural tools, are on the same sheet. The top graphic depicts a pastoral scene from a hunt, above which the following Latin text is located: Tarde extrahidur cito praeda futurus. The lower part is a miniature view with strong ravelins and moats of the fortified settlement Darda, observed from the bird's-eye view. The settlement is connected to the left by a bridge towards Osijek. Weigel was often involved in making maps of the Austro-Ottoman demarcation agreement according to the Treaty of Srijemski Karlovci in 1699, so he was well acquainted with the important places that kept the cult place in collective memory linked to the anti-Ottoman wars. The famous Suleiman Bridge, which connected Osijek to Darda across the river Drava and the Drava wetlands, was one of those places. The bridge was built in the second half of the 16th century and was destroyed several times and renovated again because it allowed Osijek to grow economically. Because of the re-invasion of the Ottoman Empire, the Austrian army burned the bridge once again, just before producing this map. Interest in the bridge probably increased due to this event. This map, as well as a series of other descriptions and drawings, were produced due to this interest. The map is based on E. C. Heiss's template. Weigel was the copper engraver, and the map was published by L. Voigt’s publishing house.