Title: A Newe Mape of Poland Done into English by I. Speede
Map Maker:
John Speed
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Place / Date: London / 1676
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Coloring: Hand Colored
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Size: 20 x 15 inches
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Condition: VG
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Price:
SOLD
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Inventory ID: 27937
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Description: A nice example of Speed's map of decorative map of the Kingdom of Poland, from the 1676 edition of Speed's Atlas.
Includes birdseye views of Cracow, Dantzick, Posna, Crossen, Sandomiria and Breslaw across the top and indigenous costumes of a Polonian Gentleman and Gentlewoman Polonian Man and Woman, 2 coats of arms, a Silesian Woman and Bride and Dantsick Maid and Bride on the sides.
The English text on verso provides a 17th Century description of Poland.
Related Categories:
Maps of the Baltic
Maps of Germany
Maps of Poland
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