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POLONIAE ¦ finitimarumque ¦ locorum descrip:¦tio. Auctore ¦ WENCESLAO GRODECCIO. ¦ Polono.
Christophe Plantin, Abraham Ortelius1584
The Polish Museum in Rapperswil
Rapperswil, Switzerland
Historical map
Theatrum Orbisterrarum. Opus nunc dtetrio ab ipso Auctore recognitum... Antverpiæ... apud Christophorum Plantinum 1584
An edition of the Ortelius’ atlas of 1584 (French edition) On the back side: "86", "POLOIGNE.". A watermark, crossed spearheads. Names of parts of the world: Septentrio, Meridies, Oriens, Occidens. Above the title cartouche, the privilege: "Cum privilegio...". The eastern half of the map is richly decorated with pictures of vegetation.
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- Title: POLONIAE ¦ finitimarumque ¦ locorum descrip:¦tio. Auctore ¦ WENCESLAO GRODECCIO. ¦ Polono.
- Creator: Grodecki (Grodeccius, Grodeccio) Wacław (Wenceslaus) (+1591), Ortelius (Ortel, Ortell, Oertel, Wortels) Abraham (1527-1598), Plantin (Plantijn, Platevoet) Christopher (Christoffel) (1514-1589)
- Date created: 1584
- Location created: Antwerp
- Physical Dimensions: 440 x 560 cm
- Provenance: A gift of Tadeusz Szmitkowski
- Type: Map
- External Link: More -
- Medium: Colored copperplate
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