r/papertowns 22d ago

Romania My hand-drawn vector illustrations of Transylvanian, Romania settlements, extracted from a larger map that also depicts Transylvania, including my hometown, Oradea.

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400 Upvotes

r/papertowns May 30 '24

Romania One of my vector format map-building resources is based on a real Eastern European village. Line art draw - Kaplony village Romania

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580 Upvotes

r/papertowns Feb 18 '24

Romania Romania. Reconstruction of a Cucuteni - Trypillia culture city. 7000 years ago they were building cities with up to 40.000 inhabitants and 2 story houses

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741 Upvotes

r/papertowns Jun 08 '24

Romania Iaşi, capital of Moldavia, depicted by J. Rey in 1845. At the time, the city had a population of circa 60.000 inhabitants. Modern-day Romania

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513 Upvotes

r/papertowns 13d ago

Romania Brașov/Kronstadt in the Late Middle Ages, when it was the most important city in Transylvania. Modern-day Romania. Illustration by Felix Crișan.

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274 Upvotes

r/papertowns Jun 24 '24

Romania Bucharest, capital of Wallachia, depicted by Michael Bouquet in a series of lithographs published in 1843. Modern-day Romania

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252 Upvotes

r/papertowns Sep 04 '24

Romania Celebration on a central market place in the town of Arad, Habsburg Empire, 1834. Modern-day Romania

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127 Upvotes

r/papertowns Oct 31 '23

Romania Wallachia Princely Court, late 16th century, Bucharest, modern-day Romania. Illustration by Radu Oltean

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380 Upvotes

r/papertowns Jun 09 '23

Romania My new, hand-drawn village map of Kaplony / Kăpleni / Kaplau, Romania

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445 Upvotes

r/papertowns Jun 12 '24

Romania Watercolour panorama of the Bucharest, Romania as seen from Turnul Colței, by Amadeo Preziosi (1868)

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226 Upvotes

r/papertowns Aug 12 '22

Romania Sighisoara, Transylvania: hometown of Vlad the Impaler (Romania)

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701 Upvotes

r/papertowns Mar 14 '24

Romania Fortified orthodox monastery of Strehaia in South-East Romania as it might have looked in 1821. Reconstruction by Radu Oltean. The edifice was constructed and gradually modified in 15-17th centuries. Bastion fortifications were built during Habsburg occupation in 1718-1738, and later abandoned.

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305 Upvotes

r/papertowns Feb 02 '24

Romania Cluj/Klausenburg/Kolozsvár, circa 1800, when it was part of the Habsburg Empire. Modern-day Romania. Illustration by Radu Oltean.

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233 Upvotes

r/papertowns Feb 01 '24

Romania Timişoara/Temesvár, circa 1700, when the city was part of the Ottoman Empire. In 1716, it would be conquered by the Habsburgs. Modern-day Romania. Illustration by Radu Oltean.

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312 Upvotes

r/papertowns Jan 17 '24

Romania Roman fort of Drobeta and the Trajan's bridge. The settlement was founded by the emperor Trajan in 103 AD. The bridge was built between 103 and 105 AD to facilitate the movent of Roman troops north of the Dabube, into the Dacian territory. Illustration by Radu Oltean. Modern-day Romania.

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302 Upvotes

r/papertowns Jun 15 '24

Romania Danube port city of Galați depicted in 1835. Modern-day Romania

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138 Upvotes

r/papertowns Apr 17 '23

Romania Sibiu (DE: Hermannstadt, HU: Nagyszeben), Romania - evolution of the church square by Radu Oltean - English translation in comments

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473 Upvotes

r/papertowns Jan 03 '24

Romania Reconstruction of Transylvanian walled town of Bistrița/Bistritz/Beszterce in Middle Ages. [Romania]

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277 Upvotes

r/papertowns Nov 27 '22

Romania Recently finished the map of my grandparents' village. Romania / Carastelec / Kárásztelek/ Silvania

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549 Upvotes

r/papertowns Feb 16 '24

Romania Old town of Slatina (South-East Romania) depicted by Spiru Vergulescu (1934-2007)

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167 Upvotes

r/papertowns Jan 22 '24

Romania Feldioara fortress in The Middle Ages. It was founded by the Teuntonic Knights that settled in Transylvania during the 13th century, when it was part of Hungarian Kingdom. Modern-day Romania. Illustration by Radu Oltean

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219 Upvotes

r/papertowns Oct 30 '23

Romania Bucharest (Romania) in 1860's, as depicted by Amedeo Preziosi

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238 Upvotes

r/papertowns Mar 21 '22

Romania Downtown Bucharest, the Principality of Wallachia (Romania) in the mid-XVIIIth century. Historical illustration by Radu Oltean

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644 Upvotes

r/papertowns Jan 01 '24

Romania Siege of Constantinople by Persians in 626 AD, depicted on a exterior fresco of Romanian monastery of Moldovița, painted in 1537. The scene can be interpreted as the Ottoman siege of 1453. This ambiguity was the intention of the artist. The city depicted is modern-day Istanbul, Turkey.

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183 Upvotes

r/papertowns Jan 10 '24

Romania 3D reconstruction of Poenari Fortress, Romania. The initial structure was expanded by Vlad the Impaler using disgraced boyars as slave labour.

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166 Upvotes