"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. This is the second state with French text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #154.

Condition: A

A nice impression on a bright sheet with one small worm hole in the image at top center and some damp stains along the edges of the sheet, away from the image.