Poloniae Lituaniaeq. Descriptio. Auctore Wencelsao Godreccio et correctgtore Andrea Pograbio Pilsnesi
Map Maker: Abraham Ortelius
Date: 1609
Place: Antwerp
Color: Hand Colored
Condition: VG+
Dimensions: 19 x 15 inches
Description:
Nice example of Ortelius' second map of Poland and Lithuania which first appeared in the 1595 Latin edition of Ortelius' Theatrum.
The map extends from the Dnieper River in the east to the Oder in the west and includes all of Poland, as well as Pomerania, Prussia, Lithuania, etc. Interesting small vignette.
The present example includes the corrections noted by Van Dem Broecke on the Dniester River, which were first made in 1598.
The map is based upon the maps of Grodecki, published in 1558, 1562, as corrected by Pograbka. Grodeck's map itself is based on a map by Wapovsky of 1526.