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| Keywords: 1750 Homann Heirs Map of Poland - Geographicus - Poloniae-homannheirs-1750.jpg This is one of the Homann Heirs finest and most appealing maps of Poland Depicts the Poland extending north as far as Latvia Lithuania and the Lithuanian Sea and south as far as the Carpathian Mountains Moldova and Transylvania Features two elaborate decorative cartouches one in the upper right quadrant decorated with a Polish coin and another in the lower left quadrant bearing the Polish armorial emblems Additional French title outside top border Carte des Etats de la Couronne de Pologne nouvellement dessinee par Mr Tob Mayer This map was drawn by Tob Mayer for inclusion the 1752 Homann Heirs Maior Atlas Scholasticus ex Triginta Sex Generalibus et Specialibus ¦ Most early Homann atlases were made to order or compiled of individual maps at the request of the buyer However this rare atlas composed of 37 maps and charts was issued as a suggested collection of essential Homann Heirs maps A fine copy of an important map 1750 Size in 21 18 object history credit line accession number Poloniae-homannheirs-1750 Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 Maps by Homannsche Erben Old maps of Poland 1750 maps | ||||
