Maps: 1570 - 1593
1570 Sebastian Munster:
"Vondem königreich
Poland." A page from a
German-language
edition of the miniature
atlas "Cosmographia" From
Albion Prints, UK
"Vondem königreich
Poland." A page from a
German-language
edition of the miniature
atlas "Cosmographia" From
Albion Prints, UK
c. 1573-74 Jan (Joanne) Portant (Portantio): "LIVONIAE NOVA DESCRIPTIO, Joanne Portantio, auctore," Antwerp,
218 x 245 mm / 8.6 x 9.6 inches, printed as one of three maps on a sheet. Portant was an astronomer,
mathematician, and geographer, and his original map, created c. 1571, was later used by Ortelius and by de Jode.
218 x 245 mm / 8.6 x 9.6 inches, printed as one of three maps on a sheet. Portant was an astronomer,
mathematician, and geographer, and his original map, created c. 1571, was later used by Ortelius and by de Jode.
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1571
1573
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1575
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1576
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1570 [dated] Andreas
Pograbius (Andrzej
Pograbski) (physician/
cartographer): "Partis
Sarmatiae Europae..,"
Venice, 47.3 x 69 cm.
This plate was used by
Ortelius from 1595
onwards. From National
Library of Finland:
http://www.doria.fi/
Pograbius (Andrzej
Pograbski) (physician/
cartographer): "Partis
Sarmatiae Europae..,"
Venice, 47.3 x 69 cm.
This plate was used by
Ortelius from 1595
onwards. From National
Library of Finland:
http://www.doria.fi/
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| Univ. of Tartu, Estonia: http://dspace.utlib.ee/ |
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1570 [dated] Vaclovas
Grodeckis: "Poloniae,
Litvaniae, Rvssiae,
Prvssiae, Masoviae et
Scepvsij chorographia,"
Basel, 63 x 79 cm, in a
second edition. From
Harvard Map Collection:
http://vc.lib.harvard.edu
Grodeckis: "Poloniae,
Litvaniae, Rvssiae,
Prvssiae, Masoviae et
Scepvsij chorographia,"
Basel, 63 x 79 cm, in a
second edition. From
Harvard Map Collection:
http://vc.lib.harvard.edu
1570-92: "POLONIAE finitimarumque locorum descriptio. Auctore Wenceslao Godreccio Polono." (A depiction of Poland, its borders and places)
Vaclovas Grodeckis (original mapmaker, in 1558) - Abraham Ortelius (geographer/publisher): "POLONIAE finitimarumque locorum descriptio, Auctore Wenceslao Godreccio, Polono,” (A depiction of Poland, its borders
and places) from "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum," initially published 1570 in Antwerp at 19.5 x 14.5 inches / 38 x 50.5 cm., but later published in many different sizes, and acknowledged as the first atlas. The 1592
Swaen and The Maphouse maps have Latin text on verso, a State Four. According to van den Broecke "in 1587, the Silesian town Pitzen has been added, on the upper Prosna River, located on Polish territory.
and places) from "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum," initially published 1570 in Antwerp at 19.5 x 14.5 inches / 38 x 50.5 cm., but later published in many different sizes, and acknowledged as the first atlas. The 1592
Swaen and The Maphouse maps have Latin text on verso, a State Four. According to van den Broecke "in 1587, the Silesian town Pitzen has been added, on the upper Prosna River, located on Polish territory.
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| 1587 World Digital Library www.wdl.org |
| 1592 4th State www.themaphouse.com viawikimedia |
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| 1592 4th State www.swaen.com |
States of “POLONIAE "finitimarumque locorum descriptio”
Atlas language: L = Latin; D = Dutch; G = German; F = French; S = Spanish
#1: (published 1570 L&D, ’71 L&D,’72 G&F, ’73 L, ’74 L, ’75 L) (1,755 copies, total)
has two unnamed small rivers in Pomerania (running near "Lumburg" and near
"Stargart" near the Baltic sea which are (correctly) unconnected, though traces are
visible of erasure of a connecting river.
#2: (published 1579 L, ’80 G, ’81 F) (1,250 copies, total)
a) beginning 1579 the two rivers mentioned in #1 have (incorrectly) been
connected.
b) town names "Sluchou" and "Greiffenburg" in Pomerania now read "Sluchon" and
"Greiffonburg."
c) river name "Gwda" is changed to "Girda."
d) "Frydberg" (left middle) is changed to "Frydborg."
#3: (published 1584 L) (750 copies)
a) beginning 1584 "Kynsberg" (left middle) is changed to "Kynsborg."
b) The ship has diagonal hatching from lower left to upper right on top of the
vertical hatching.
#4: (published 1587 F, ’88 S, ’92 L) (1,075 copies, total)
in 1587, the Silesian town "Pitzen" (today's Byczyna) was added.
Data from www.orteliusmaps.com
Atlas language: L = Latin; D = Dutch; G = German; F = French; S = Spanish
#1: (published 1570 L&D, ’71 L&D,’72 G&F, ’73 L, ’74 L, ’75 L) (1,755 copies, total)
has two unnamed small rivers in Pomerania (running near "Lumburg" and near
"Stargart" near the Baltic sea which are (correctly) unconnected, though traces are
visible of erasure of a connecting river.
#2: (published 1579 L, ’80 G, ’81 F) (1,250 copies, total)
a) beginning 1579 the two rivers mentioned in #1 have (incorrectly) been
connected.
b) town names "Sluchou" and "Greiffenburg" in Pomerania now read "Sluchon" and
"Greiffonburg."
c) river name "Gwda" is changed to "Girda."
d) "Frydberg" (left middle) is changed to "Frydborg."
#3: (published 1584 L) (750 copies)
a) beginning 1584 "Kynsberg" (left middle) is changed to "Kynsborg."
b) The ship has diagonal hatching from lower left to upper right on top of the
vertical hatching.
#4: (published 1587 F, ’88 S, ’92 L) (1,075 copies, total)
in 1587, the Silesian town "Pitzen" (today's Byczyna) was added.
Data from www.orteliusmaps.com
Town or Date Added
River (fl.) or Changed
Frydberg 1579 changed to Frydborg
Greiffenburg 1579 changed to Greiffonburg
Gwda fl. 1579 changed to Girda fl.
Izdbicza 1584 changed to Izdbieza
Kynsberg 1584 changed to Kynsborg
Pitzen added 1587
Ratiuz 1584 changed to Ratuiz
Rimanow 1575 changed to Pimanow
Sluchou 1579 changed to Sluchon
Tĸczin 1579 changed to Tĸcziu
Vadowice 1575 changed to Vadonice
Data from www.orteliusmaps.com
River (fl.) or Changed
Frydberg 1579 changed to Frydborg
Greiffenburg 1579 changed to Greiffonburg
Gwda fl. 1579 changed to Girda fl.
Izdbicza 1584 changed to Izdbieza
Kynsberg 1584 changed to Kynsborg
Pitzen added 1587
Ratiuz 1584 changed to Ratuiz
Rimanow 1575 changed to Pimanow
Sluchou 1579 changed to Sluchon
Tĸczin 1579 changed to Tĸcziu
Vadowice 1575 changed to Vadonice
Data from www.orteliusmaps.com
1577-95 Abraham
Ortelius - Philip Galle:
"Poloniæ descriptio.,"
Antwerp, 15.1 x 17.3
inches, in two images
from Ortelius' "Epitome
Theatri Ortelianai," as
engraved/ published by
Galle. From
www.swaen.com
Ortelius - Philip Galle:
"Poloniæ descriptio.,"
Antwerp, 15.1 x 17.3
inches, in two images
from Ortelius' "Epitome
Theatri Ortelianai," as
engraved/ published by
Galle. From
www.swaen.com
1578 Gerard de
Jode (publisher):
"LIVONIAE
NOVA
DESCRIPTIO,
Joanne
Portantio,
auctore,"
Antwerp,
from his
"Speculum
orbis terrarum."
From the Univ.of
Tartu, Estonia: http:
//dspace.utlib.ee/
dspace/
Jode (publisher):
"LIVONIAE
NOVA
DESCRIPTIO,
Joanne
Portantio,
auctore,"
Antwerp,
from his
"Speculum
orbis terrarum."
From the Univ.of
Tartu, Estonia: http:
//dspace.utlib.ee/
dspace/
1578 Gerard de Jode (engraver/cartographer) -
Gerard Smits (publisher): "Livoniæ provinciæ ac eius
confinium Verus et elegans typus Io Portantius
cosmographus delinea," Antwerp. Left half of a plate,
measuring 325 x 505 mm / 12.75 by 20 inches, in
"Speculum Orbis Terrarum." The right half shows
“Moscoviae..."
Gerard Smits (publisher): "Livoniæ provinciæ ac eius
confinium Verus et elegans typus Io Portantius
cosmographus delinea," Antwerp. Left half of a plate,
measuring 325 x 505 mm / 12.75 by 20 inches, in
"Speculum Orbis Terrarum." The right half shows
“Moscoviae..."
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Orteliusmaps.com has assigned map quadrants to every
town and river labeled on this map. But where is an image
of the map with quadrants? From an email received
December 12, 2019: "Dear Mr. Kapochunas, I regret to tell
you that images of quadrants are not available on my
website, nor in my books. Kind regards, Marcel van den
Broecke"
town and river labeled on this map. But where is an image
of the map with quadrants? From an email received
December 12, 2019: "Dear Mr. Kapochunas, I regret to tell
you that images of quadrants are not available on my
website, nor in my books. Kind regards, Marcel van den
Broecke"
Sebastian Munster: "Landtafel des Ungerlands/Polands/Preussen/Littaw/Walachen und Bulgaren." Basle, 14 x 10 inches, in versions redrawn from the original plate from "Geographia Universalis." These
maps are from "Cosmographia Universalis," published 1544 - 1628, and one of the most influential works of the 16th Century.
maps are from "Cosmographia Universalis," published 1544 - 1628, and one of the most influential works of the 16th Century.
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| c. 1588 www.vintage-maps.com |
Jan Portant (original mapmaker, in 1573) - Abraham Ortelius (re-engraver) - Philippe Galle (second re-engraver, reducing Ortelius' plate, and
publisher): "Livonia nuoa de scriptio Ioanne Portantio auctore," Antwerp, from the first French edition of "Le Miroir du Monde."
publisher): "Livonia nuoa de scriptio Ioanne Portantio auctore," Antwerp, from the first French edition of "Le Miroir du Monde."
| 1577 cesgia on eBay |
| 1579 www.OsherMaps.org |
| 1579 bertius on eBay |
| c. 1580 smardic on eBay |
1579 Abraham
Ortelius (mapmaker) -
Philippe Galle
(publisher): "Poloniae
Descrip.," Antwerp, 4
x 3 inches, from the
first French edition of
"Le Miroir du Monde."
See the 1600 version.
From Beach Antique Maps &
Prints: bertius on eBay
Ortelius (mapmaker) -
Philippe Galle
(publisher): "Poloniae
Descrip.," Antwerp, 4
x 3 inches, from the
first French edition of
"Le Miroir du Monde."
See the 1600 version.
From Beach Antique Maps &
Prints: bertius on eBay
Abraham Ortelius - Jan Portant (original mapmaker) - Christoffel Plantin (publisher): "LIVONIAE NOVA DESCRIPTIO." Antwerp, 21 x 23 cm. One of
three map images printed on one sheet from his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum." The other two: "Pomeranianae, Wandalicae regionis typ.; Ducatus
Oswiczensis et Zatoriensis descriptio." Originally created by Portant c. 1571.
three map images printed on one sheet from his "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum." The other two: "Pomeranianae, Wandalicae regionis typ.; Ducatus
Oswiczensis et Zatoriensis descriptio." Originally created by Portant c. 1571.
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1585 Abraham Ortelius
- Philippe Galle:
"POLONIÆ DESCRIPTIO,"
7.5 x 10.3 cm, from
Ortelius'- Godreccio's "Il
Theatro del Mondo. From
www.mapmogul.com
- Philippe Galle:
"POLONIÆ DESCRIPTIO,"
7.5 x 10.3 cm, from
Ortelius'- Godreccio's "Il
Theatro del Mondo. From
www.mapmogul.com
1587 Stanisław Sarnicki:
[Untitled] from Annales
sive de originis et rebus
gestis Polonorvm et
Litvanorvm" (Chronicle
of the origins and history
of Poles and Lithuanians),
Cracow, as a manuscript
map. From Małopolska
Biblioteka Cyfrowa, via www.
mapywig.org
[Untitled] from Annales
sive de originis et rebus
gestis Polonorvm et
Litvanorvm" (Chronicle
of the origins and history
of Poles and Lithuanians),
Cracow, as a manuscript
map. From Małopolska
Biblioteka Cyfrowa, via www.
mapywig.org
1589 Maciej Strubicz
(cartographer) - Gerard
Mercator (engraver) -
Martin Kromer
(publisher): "Magni
Dvcatvs Lithvaniӕ
Livoniӕ et Moscoviӕ
Descriptio," 39 x 32 cm.
Strubicz's only surviving
map. From wikimedia
(cartographer) - Gerard
Mercator (engraver) -
Martin Kromer
(publisher): "Magni
Dvcatvs Lithvaniӕ
Livoniӕ et Moscoviӕ
Descriptio," 39 x 32 cm.
Strubicz's only surviving
map. From wikimedia
1590 Gerard Mercator:
"LIVONIA," image 36.7 x
47.5 cm, published in
France. From the National
Library of Latvia:
http://data.lnb.lv
"LIVONIA," image 36.7 x
47.5 cm, published in
France. From the National
Library of Latvia:
http://data.lnb.lv
1592 Johannes Busse-
macher: "Poloniae finiti-
marum que locurum
descripio auctore," 18.0
x 26.6 cm. Based on
Ortelius' version of
Grodeckis' map
(originally published
by Matthias Quad in
"Geographisch
Handtbuch"). From
www.mapmogul.com
macher: "Poloniae finiti-
marum que locurum
descripio auctore," 18.0
x 26.6 cm. Based on
Ortelius' version of
Grodeckis' map
(originally published
by Matthias Quad in
"Geographisch
Handtbuch"). From
www.mapmogul.com
1592 Abraham
Ortelius: "POLONIA."
See the nearly identical
map in a 1598 French
edition, published by
Philippe Galle.
Ortelius: "POLONIA."
See the nearly identical
map in a 1598 French
edition, published by
Philippe Galle.
1592 Matthias Quad (geographer/engraver/publisher):
"Poloniæ finitimarumque locorum descriptio Auctore
Wenceslau Godretcio..," Cologne, 11.5 x 8.5 inches, based
on Grodeckis' map, first published in 1558. Both from
www.raremaps.com
"Poloniæ finitimarumque locorum descriptio Auctore
Wenceslau Godretcio..," Cologne, 11.5 x 8.5 inches, based
on Grodeckis' map, first published in 1558. Both from
www.raremaps.com
1593 Cornelius de Jode (engraver/publisher): "Poloniӕ Amplissimi Regni [Most noble
Kingdom) ..Typvs Geographicvs," Antwerp, 15 x 19¼ inches, in three versions from
the second edition of two of the de Jode atlas. This was a new map, completely revising
the map of Poland of the 1578 edition. In addition to substantial cartographic changes,
this edition added at lower left the portrait of King Sigismund the Third (1566-1632),
ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 (noted on the map) to the
year of his death. While highly regarded by scholars today, De Jode's atlas in which
this map appeared was, commercially, no match for Ortelius's.
Kingdom) ..Typvs Geographicvs," Antwerp, 15 x 19¼ inches, in three versions from
the second edition of two of the de Jode atlas. This was a new map, completely revising
the map of Poland of the 1578 edition. In addition to substantial cartographic changes,
this edition added at lower left the portrait of King Sigismund the Third (1566-1632),
ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1587 (noted on the map) to the
year of his death. While highly regarded by scholars today, De Jode's atlas in which
this map appeared was, commercially, no match for Ortelius's.
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| CARTOGRAPHIA RAPPERSVILIANA POLONORUM: http:// mapy.muzeum-polskie.org/ |
1593 Jan Portant (mapmaker) -
Johann and Lucas Doetichum
(Deutium) (engravers) - Cornelis
de Jode (publisher): "Livoniӕ
Provinciӕ..., " Antwerp, from
Vol. 2 of "Speculum Orbis
Terrarum." From the National
Library of Finland: http://www.doria.fi/
Johann and Lucas Doetichum
(Deutium) (engravers) - Cornelis
de Jode (publisher): "Livoniӕ
Provinciӕ..., " Antwerp, from
Vol. 2 of "Speculum Orbis
Terrarum." From the National
Library of Finland: http://www.doria.fi/
1589 or 1596 Gerard Mercator:
["Lituania" and "Tartaria"],
sourced from his 1554 wall map of
Europe, and published in his Atlas
of Europe, created beginning 1570,
and finally published in two
editions: 1589 and 1596. From the
British Library:
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/
["Lituania" and "Tartaria"],
sourced from his 1554 wall map of
Europe, and published in his Atlas
of Europe, created beginning 1570,
and finally published in two
editions: 1589 and 1596. From the
British Library:
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/
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| c. 1588 www.raremaps.com |
| c. 1577 www.asommer.de |
| 1573 www.lpmaps.lt |
| 1570-75 |
| 1579 and later |
1570-
1583
1583
1584
and
later
and
later
| 1587-92: "Pitzen" added |
| 1570-86: no "Pitzen" |
| 1684 https://kolekcijos.biblioteka.vu.lt/ |