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A. NEWE. MAPE ¦ of ¦ POLAND ¦ Done Into English by J. Speede

Gryp (Grijp) Dirck, Humble George, (1599-1640), Mercator (Kremer, Cramer) Gerard (Gerhard) (1512-1594), and Speed John (Johan) (1552-1629)1626

The Polish Museum in Rapperswil

The Polish Museum in Rapperswil
Rapperswil, Switzerland

An adaptation of G. Mercator’s map of Poland and Silesia by J. Speed

In the SE, on the map: "Dirck Grÿp Sculp.". On the back, a text in English: "The Description of Poland", "THE DESCRIPTION OF POLAND", page numbers: "31", "32". In the NE, above the title, an ornament with an oval portrait frame. In the SE, under the text inside a frame: "Q", "Fct". In S, in pencil: "3717". A map engraved by the Dutch engraver Dirck Gryp [Grijp], and published by George Humble, an English bookseller and vendor of paintings, partner of John Sudbury, with whose assistance he published several versions of Speed’s atlas.

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  • Title: A. NEWE. MAPE ¦ of ¦ POLAND ¦ Done Into English by J. Speede
  • Creator: Gryp (Grijp) Dirck, Humble George, (1599-1640), Mercator (Kremer, Cramer) Gerard (Gerhard) (1512-1594), Speed John (Johan) (1552-1629)
  • Date Created: 1626
  • Location Created: London
  • Physical Dimensions: 419 x 551 cm
  • Provenance: A gift of Roman Umiastowski
  • Type: Map
  • External Link: More -
  • Medium: Colored copperplate
The Polish Museum in Rapperswil

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