"Prussiae Nova Tabula", Cluver, Philipp

This finely engraved map covers northeastern Poland from about Gdansk to Lithuania, and includes the present-day Russian enclave of Kaliningrad Oblast. The map is filled with detail and engraved with forests, mountains, and fortresses. A large allegorical title cartouche and a compass rose complete the composition.

Cluver's Introductio in Universam Geographicam was a popular atlas, appearing in over 45 editions during a 100-year period. The first edition was published without maps in the 1620s, and the first edition to include maps was published circa 1641. The various editions were published in different cities throughout Europe, including Amsterdam, Nuremberg, and London.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.CLUV-8b.

Condition: A

A sharp impression issued folding, now flat, on a sheet with a watermark of the arms of Amsterdam. There is a binding trim at bottom left that has been replaced with old paper, with an associated tear that just enters the border.