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1619 – G. Mercator – Livonia

Title:                      “Livonia”

Description:
Very decorative map of present-day Estonia, Latvia and part of Lithuania. Fully engraved to illustrate the forests, cities and villages and embellished with a strapwork title cartouche and scale of miles. Copper engraving published in the atlas ‘Gerardi Mercatoris Atlas sive cosmographicae meditationes de fabrica mundi et fabricati figura’ by Henricus Hondius in Amsterdam. French text on verso.

Map Maker:       Gerardus Mercator (1512 – 1594)  & Henricus Hondius (1573–1650)

Sheet size:         56 x 45 cm

Place / Date:​      1619 ca

Technique:         copper engraving

Condition:
Good condition! Browned paper with map’s maker watermark. Verso few marginal splits restored. 3 tiny wormholes present.

This is a genuine antique map published in 1619 ca and NOT a modern copy or reprint!

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