"Polonia et Silesia", Mercator/Hondius
Subject: Poland
Period: 1630 (published)
Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18 x 13.6 inches
45.7 x 34.5 cm
This handsome map depicts most of present-day Poland and a portion of the Czech Republic. The map is fully engraved to show cities, towns, villages, rivers, and mountains. Among the major cities to appear are Warsaw (Warzonia), Krakow (Craconia), and Wroclaw (Breslaw). Silesia is clearly outlined and labeled. The map is adorned with a decorative title cartouche. Latin text on verso.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #1900:1A.1.
Condition: B+
Full contemporary color on a lightly toned, watermarked sheet with scattered foxing and an archivally repaired tear in the bottom margin.
