Oryctographia Carniolica (with the subtitle ) is a four-volume work by Belsazar Hacquet

Belsazar Hacquet

Belsazar de la Motte Hacquet, was an Austrian physician and scientist who was born in Le Conquet, France. He studied in Vienna, and was a surgeon during the Seven Years' War. Later he was an instructor of anatomy and natural sciences in Laibach , and in 1788 was a professor at the University of...

, published in Leipzig

Leipzig

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 in 1778. It discusses the physical properties of the Duchy of Carniola

Duchy of Carniola

The Duchy of Carniola was an administrative unit of the Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy from 1364 to 1918. Its capital was Ljubljana...

, Istria

Istria

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 and parts of the neighbouring lands. It also includes an in-depth description of the Idrija mercury mine. The front page of the work presents the first known depiction of Triglav

Triglav

Triglav is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps. While its name, meaning "three-headed", can describe its shape as seen from the Bohinj area, the mountain was most probably named after the Slavic god Triglav. The mountain is the preeminent symbol of the Slovene...

, the highest mountain in Slovenia

Slovenia

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, made by Franc Ksaver Baraga.