1786 – W. Coxe – Stanislas Auguste

Title:               “Stanislas Auguste Roi de Pologne.”

​​Description:

Highly detailed copper engraving portrait of Stanislaw II August, King of Poland & Lithuania. Stanisław II August (born Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; 17 January 1732 – 12 February 1798), known also by his regnal Latin name Stanislaus II Augustus, and as Stanisław August Poniatowski (Lithuanian: Stanislovas Augustas Poniatovskis), was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1764 to 1795, and the last monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The print comes from “Voyage en Pologne, Russie, Suède, Dannemarc, & c. par Mr. Will.m Coxe, Membre du Collège Royal a l’Université de Cambridge (.). Traduit de l’anglais, enrichi de notes & des éclaircissemens nécessaires, & augmenté d’un Voyage en Norvège. Par P. H. Mallet.“, published in Geneva 1786.

Author:                William Coxe (1748 – 1828)
Sheet size:            19,4 x 12,4 cm
Year:                     1786
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Very good condition.

This is an original antique map published in 1786 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

 

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity