1621 – G. Mercator – Lithuania

Title:                      “Lithuania”​
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Description:
Beautiful map covering the region of Lithuania and present-day Belarus. Finely engraved to show cities, villages, rivers and forests and decorated with a strapwork title cartouche. Latin text on verso.

Comes from the atlas “Atlas Minor de Gerardi Mercator”, edited and published by J. Hondius in Amsterdam, 1621.

Cartographer/Publisher:     Gerardus Mercator (1512 – 1594) & Jodocus Hondius (1563-1611)
Sheet size:           21,7 x 17,2 cm
Year:                     1621
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Good condition, contemporary coloring.
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This is an original antique map published in 1621 and not a modern copy or reprint