Pomeraniae ducatus tabulam
Identifier
scam013
Title
Pomeraniae ducatus tabulam
Creator
Visscher , Nicolaes , 1618-1679
Subject
Pomerania (Poland and Germany)--Maps--Early works to 1800.;Brandenburg (Brandenburg , Germany)--Maps--Early works to 1800.;Wielkopolska (Poland)--Maps--Early works to 1800.;Prussia , East (Poland and Russia)--Maps--Early works to 1800 .
Description
Historical map of northern part of Germany and Poland with relief shown pictorially . Dedicated to Prussian prince and Brandenburg elector , Friedrich Wilhelm , and other regional electors and princes , including those of Pomerania and Margraviate of Brandenburg : "Serenissimo , Celsissimo ac Invictissimo Principi , Frederico Guiliemo , D . G . Marchioni Brandenburgico , S . R . I . Electori et Archicamerario etc. Pomeraniae Ultori , Victori , Duci ac Reduci , Hanc. " In Middle Ages and later , the Pomeranian territories were inhabited mostly by Slavic population (majority Polish) , but were increasingly coming under German domination . Published by Nicolaes Visscher I in Amsterdam with text in Latin . For nearly a century the Visscher family dominated Amsterdam's map trade . Claes Jansz Visscher (1587-1652) founded the business at the beginning of the seventeenth century , and continued by Visscher's son and grandson who went by the names Nicolaes Visscher I (1618-1679) and Nicolaes Visscher II (1649-1702) . During their lifetimes they issued a great quantity of atlases , which they consistently updated and revised with the latest cartographic discoveries . Map most likely taken from an atlas .
Holding Institution
Enoch Pratt Free Library / State Library Resource Center
Collection
Special Collections Department, Antiquarian Maps Collection; F948.P7-1-1658?
Date
ca. 1660
Date Digital
2008-11-28
Type
Image text
Format
Digital reproduction of 1 color map, 46 x 57 cm
Coverage (Time Period)
1651-1660
Access Rights
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OCLC number
720695408
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