"Poloniae Finitimarumque Locorum Descriptio Auctore Wenceslao Godreccio", 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 first state with Latin text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #154.

Condition: A

A dark, early impression on a sheet with a small coat of arms watermark and 4 small worm holes at top that have been professionally repaired, with a minute amount of the image replaced in facsimile.