ARTIST: John Speed
PUBLISHER: Are to be sold by Thomas Bassett in Fleet Street and Richard Chiswell in St. Pauls Churchyard. (London)
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: 1626 - 1676.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 16 1/4 x 20 9/16" (415 x 523 mm).
DESCRIPTION: This fine map appeared in Speed's "The Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World". It is a "carte a figure" map, adorned with images 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 top are views of Cracow, Dantzick, Posna, Crossen, Sandomiria and Breslaw. With English text on verso.
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CONDITION: Good condition and color. Some minor repairs along sheet edges.
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