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Principatus Silesiae Saganensis in suos circulos Sagan, Priebus et Naumburg divisi

Johann Wolfgang Wieland1736-1752

Ossoliński National Institute

Ossoliński National Institute
Wrocław, Poland

The map shows elements of economic infrastructure: roads, vineyards, water mills, windmills, brickyards, paper mills, iron and copper ore mines and iron and copper smelters. The decorations depict selected occupations characteristic of the area, such as hunting, blacksmithing and metallurgy.

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  • Title: Principatus Silesiae Saganensis in suos circulos Sagan, Priebus et Naumburg divisi
  • Creator: Johann Wolfgang Wieland
  • Date Created: 1736-1752
  • Location Created: Nuremberg, Germany
  • Physical Dimensions: Atlas map, dimensions 55 × 81 cm. Scale approx. 1:125 000. Decorated cartouche with the title of the map in the upper left corner, explanation of signs and letter abbreviations in the lower left corner. Technique: Coloured copperplate engraving
  • Provenance: National Ossoliński Institute
  • Contributor: Matthäus Schubarth
  • Publisher: Homann's heirs
  • Medium: paper
Ossoliński National Institute

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