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poloniae
Mappa Geographica Regni
Poloniae
53 x
48
cm copperplate
engraving, 63 x 53 cm sheet size, original hand colour,
Nürnberg, 1773
We
are pleased to offer this scarce original map (Niewodniczanski #K44) of
the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth, covering a territory including what is now Poland,
Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine
from the
firm of
Homann Erben (Heirs), the leading German map publisher of the 18th
century and founded by the Imperial Geographer Johann Baptist
Homann
(1663-1724). The map was first published in 1750 and was
compiled on a "stereographic
projection" by the noted astronomer Tobias Mayer
(1723-1762). This later state, printed in 1773, was revised to reflect
the redrawn boundaries of the 1772 First
Partition of Poland. The finely engraved map
extends from Riga in the north to the Black Sea and will make an
elegant
presentation if matted and framed.
Title
cartouche presented in baroque "frame":
Turning
to the map itself, we find Poland in traditional regional divisions,
thus Warsaw is in the centre of Masovia (Mazowsze):
Prussian
cities given in German form, thus Danzig for Gdansk etc.:
To
get a sense of map detail consider that the distance from Poznan
(Posnan) to Kalisz (Kalisch) as seen below measures just 4 cm
actual size:
Lithuania
- note pictorial representation of marshes north of Vilnius:
Kiev
and environs:
Southwestern
Poland:
Condition
- Please note carefully: Map
is in overall good condition as can be ascertained from photos,
strong
impression with distinct and unusually wide platemark, hand
colour bold
and vivid, centrefold as issued. Map exhibits some minor
soiling in margins, somewhat pronounced in upper corners but well
outside platemark. Overall a
well preserved
example of a handsome map that will
that
will
make an elegant presentation if matted and framed. Inquiries
welcome and we encourage you to visit our other auctions
on eBay.
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