"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. German text on verso.

References: Van den Broecke #154.

Condition: B+

Full contemporary color on a sheet with a small coat of arms watermark, light soiling, and old paper repairs to short centerfold separations at top and bottom and to a couple of short tears at bottom, just entering the map border.