1772 – G. A. R. Zannoni – Palatinat de Posnanie

Title:              “Karta granic Polski y Niemiec Zawieraiąca Szląsko Pruskie, Woiewodztwa Kaliskie, Łenczyckie y Sieradzkie; Część Południową Woiewództwa Poznańskiego y Połnocną Woiewództwa Krakowskiego” & “Carte des Frontières de Pologne et d’Allemagne contenant la Silesie Prussienne, les Palatinats de Kalisz, de Lenczyca et de Siradie, la partie méridionale du Palatinat de Posnanie et la septentrionale de celui de Cracovie”​
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Description:

This is extremely rare and most detailed XVIII century map of the Prussian Silesia, the Palatinates of Kalisz, Lenczyca and Siradia, the southern part of the Palatinate of Posen and the northern part of the Palatinate of Krakow, centered on city of Wrocław, present-day territories of Poland.

The map comes from the atlas of the 24th sheet map set of the Republic of Poland which was prepared by Rizzi- Zannoni and created by the prince Józef Jozymowski. This work lasted nearly 20 years with the participation of many cartographers. It is the first and most detailed, large-scale map of Poland before the partitions of 1772, 1793, and 1795 and shows the territories of present-day Poland, Lithuania, Belarus and western parts of Russia.

Cartographer:     Giovanni Antonio Rizzi Zannoni (1736 – 1814)

Publisher:              Józef Aleksander Jabłonowski (1711-1777)

Engravers:          J. Perrier  (1760-1824)
Gaspard André (175.-18..)
J. Arrivet (1764-1786)
Nicolas Chalmandrier (1756-1789)
Pierre Bourgoin

Atlas size:            68,0 x 50,0 cm

Year:                       1772

Technique:           copper engraving

 

Condition:
Very good condition. Contemporary hand coloring. Watermarked paper.

 

This is an original antique map published in 1772 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

 

On your request we will provide a Certificate of Authenticity.