Magni Dvcatvs Lithvaniae, caeterarvmqve regionvm illi adiacentivm exacta descriptio
Description:
sculptum apud Hesselum Gerardum. Relief shown pictorially. 3 bar scales on map, given in "Milliaria magna," "Milliaria mediocria," "Milliaria communia sive usitata." Decorative cartouches, coat of arms, compass rose, ships. Shows buildings, waterways, vegetation. Key in cartouche to left. Pictorial vignette with horsemen, bottom right. Descriptive text. One of the earliest maps published by Blaeu, who did not incorporate this map into an atlas until 1631. Appears in Blaeu's Atlantis appendix, Amsterdam, 1631.
Creator:
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638, Gerritsz., Hessel, approximately 1581-1632, Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673, and Radziwiłł, Mikołaj Krzysztof, książę, 1549-1616
Publisher:
excudebat Guilhelmus Janssonius sub signo Solarii deaurati
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