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Magni ducatus Lithuaniæ cæterarumq. regionum illi adiacentium exacta descrip

Alternative Title:

Magni Dvcatvs Lithvaniæ

Description:

Relief shown by shading.

2 bar scales on map, given in "Milliaria Magna" and "Milliaria communia."

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines along margins.

Key on left.

Decorative cartouches, shield.

Shows topography, vegetation, waterways, routes.

Pictorial vignettes of settlements, soldiers in battle.

Descriptive text in cartouche, and throughout.

First published by Blaeu in 1613, with patronage of Prince Mikolaj Krysztof Radziwill.

Inset map in 2 strips: Campus inter Bohum et Boristhenem.

Appears in Hondius' Mercator-Hondius Atlas, 1633, French edition.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/xj404sm7110

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/xj404sm7110

Language:

lat

Creator:

Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651, Gerritsz., Hessel, approximately 1581-1632, and Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638

Publisher:

sumptibus Henrici Hondy

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Date Issued:

[1633]

Spatial Coverage:

Europe, Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Belarus

Rights:

Images from the The Renaissance Exploration Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.

Rights Holder:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false