1633 – G. Mercator – Livonia

Title:                      “LIVONIA”​
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Description:
One of the earliest map of Latvia and Estonia issued by Gerard Mercator – Jodocus Hondius, sixth French edition and 18th map’s edition.

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, 1633.

Cartographer:     Gerardus Mercator (1512 – 1594)
Sheet size:             53,4 x 43,7 cm
Year:                       1633
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Good condition. Attractive hand coloring.
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This is an original antique map published in 1633 and not a modern copy or reprint