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| Keywords: 1762 Janvier Map of Scandinavia - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland - Geographicus - Scandinavia-janvier-1762.jpg A beautiful example of Jan Janvier's 1762 decorative map of Scandinavia Covers from Iceland and England eastward as far as Moscow north to the Arctic Sea and south as far as Denmark and Germany Includes the modern day nations of Sweden Denmark Norway and Finland Identifies towns cities rivers mountains and some undersea features Of particular interest is the legendary Lofoten Maelstrom in northwestern Norway This legendary whirlpool was the inspiration for Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale A Descent into the Maelstrom In reality it is a periodic and powerful current caused by tidal variations in the region A large decorative title cartouche appears in the upper left quadrant Drawn by J Janvier c 1762 for issue as plate no 21 in Jean Lattre's 1776 issue of the Atlas Moderne 1762 dated Size in 16 12 5 object history credit line accession number Scandinavia-janvier-1762 Lattre Jean <i>Atlas Moderne ou Collection de Cartes sur Toutes les Parties du Globe Terrestre</i> c 1775 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by Jean Janvier 1762 maps Old maps of Scandinavia French language maps of Europe | ||||
