Maps, Poland, Silesia, Luben,Liss, Leszno, Trachenberg, river, Oder, Horla, Bartsch, Jansson
"Ducatus Silesiae Wolanus" Copper etching by Ionas Scultetus for Jan Jansson ca 1650. Original hand coloring.
This map is east oriented (north is on the left side). At the bottom of the map the Oder River "flows in" and "flows out" under the mileage legend in the upper right corner. In the lower right corner is Luben on the Kaltebach River. Above the coat-of-arms in the lower left is the town of Lissa (Leszno). At the top of the map are the Horla and Bartsch rivers and the town of Trachenberg. The towns of Wintzig and Herrenstadt are near the upper center of the map. Text in German on half of backside of map.
Original antique print
Map has wide margins with minimal spotting. On the map image are brownish spots from the map coloring that reseults when the map was folded in the atlas. Condition is otherwise Better than Good.
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