1619 – G. Mercator – Suecia et Norvegia

Title:                   “Suecia et Norvegia cum Confinijs”​

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Description:

Very decorative map of Scandinavia by Gerard Mercator with Sweden, Finland, Norway, Estonia and Latvia. Decorated with a beautiful scrollwork title cartouche.

Comes from the French edition atlas “Gerardi Mercatoris et I. Hondii Atlas ou Representation du Monde Universel, et des Parties d’icelui, faicte en Tables et Descriptions tres amples, et exactes: divisé en deux tomes. Edition nouvelle A Amsterdam chez Henry Hondius” published in Amsterdam, by H. Hondius, 1619.

Cartographer:    Gerardus Mercator (1512 – 1594)

Sheet size:            56,8 x 47,5 cm

Year:                      1619

Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Good condition. Contemporary coloring. Paper with watermark. Wide margins.

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This is an original antique map published in 1619 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity