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Ortelius Poland & Lithuania Antique Map. Antwerp, 1612
Ortelius Poland & Lithuania Antique Map. Antwerp, 1612
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Abraham Ortelius: Poland & Lithuania Antique Map. Antwerp, 1612

ORIGINAL TITLE: Poloniae, Lituaniaeq descriptio. Auctore Wenceslao Godreccio; et cor rectore Andrea Pograbio Pilsnesi.

  • PUBLISHER: Abraham Ortelius, Antwerp, 1612.

  • DIMENSIONS: Double Plate 14.5 X 19 in.(368 x 482 mm). Folio 21.5 x 17.75 in.(540.5 x 450 mm).

  • In original colors. Very Good impression. Minor age-toning. Paper and image intact.

  • DESCRIPTION: Fine general map of Poland, the 2nd plate appearing in post-1595 edition of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Based on the now lost map of Waclaw Grodecki.The Polish kingdom near its greatest territorial limits, south to the Black Sea into present Moldova and Ukraine. The line of the Dnieper River at the right of the map.

  • Latin text on verso.
  • REFERENCE: Van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps, 155.

  • CARTOGRAPHER: Abraham Ortelius (Antwerp, 1527-1598). In 1570 issued the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1st modern Atlas with uniformly sized maps in a systematic collection. The term Atlas was not used until Mercator introduced it 20 years later. At the time of publication, the atlas was the most expensive book ever printed.

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  • Condition
    Very good condition. Original colors, plate mark visible. Age-toning, No damages No foxing or other stains.
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    Ortelius Poland & Lithuania Antique Map. Antwerp, 1612

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