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Principatvs Silesiae Lignicensis in suos Circulos Goldbergensem, Haynavviensem et Lubenensem divisi

Johann Wolfgang Wieland1736-1752

Ossoliński National Institute

Ossoliński National Institute
Wrocław, Poland

Key elements of economic infrastructure are plotted on the map, including roads, ponds, water mills, windmills, vineyards, brickyards, quarries, iron mines and powder mills. The decoration around the title cartouche recalls some of the people’s occupations: cloth making, horse breeding and quarry work. There are also references to the ancient vessels finds made in the principality, as well as the symbolic connection with two rivers, the Kaczawa and the Czarna Woda.

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  • Title: Principatvs Silesiae Lignicensis in suos Circulos Goldbergensem, Haynavviensem et Lubenensem divisi
  • Creator: Johann Wolfgang Wieland
  • Date Created: 1736-1752
  • Location Created: Nuremberg, Germany
  • Physical Dimensions: Atlas map, dimensions 56 × 82 cm. Scale approx. 1:100 000. In the upper right corner the title of the map in a decorative cartouche, in the lower right corner an explanation of signs and letter abbreviations and scale bars. Technique: Coloured copperplate engraving
  • Provenance: National Ossoliński Institute
  • Type: map
  • Contributor: Matthäus Schubarth
  • Publisher: Homann's heirs
  • Medium: paper
Ossoliński National Institute

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