"Poloniae Finitimarumque Locorum Descriptio. Auctore Wenceslao Godreccio Polono", Ortelius, Abraham

This is Ortelius' first map of the region, covering all of Poland and extending into Lithuania and Russia in the north and to the Black Sea in the south. The map is based on the cartography of Grodecki (1558 & 1562), which was in turn based on the work of Wapovsky (1526). The map is filled with cities and the forests are boldly depicted. Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #154.

Condition: A

A nice impression on a bright sheet with the crossed arrows watermark commonly found on Ortelius maps. There is light printer's ink residue, faint damp stains in top blank margin, and marginal soiling.