Amsterdam: Henri Chatelain. Map. Uncolored engraving. 20 2/4 x 24". Mounted for framing but otherwise in good condition. Dense map centered on Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, from the Baltic Sea to Transylvania and from Glatz to the border with Moscovie. Bodies of water, with rivers and lakes emphasized heavily. Denotes regions, cities and towns, mountain ranges, and other topographical elements. Henri Abraham Chatelain and Zacharie Chatelain (1684 - 1743) were Dutch cartographers best known for their seminal seven volume "Atlas Historique". This..... More

London: Robert Sayer, 1791. Map. Copper plate engraving with original outline hand coloring. Image measures 18 7/8" x 25 3/4". This map of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania depicts the region following the First Partition of Poland, which divided the region among the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Prussia, Habsburg Austria, and Russia. A colored key below the title indicates the annexed regions, with their respective populations. The map is labeled with cities and rivers, and dotted lines..... More

239pp. 8vo, cloth; (some corners of pages lightly creased, otherwise very good). Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1966. More

Amsterdam: Giovanni Battista Albrizzi, 1740. Map. Uncolored copper plate engraving. Image measures 13 7/8 x 17 7/8". Beautifully composed map of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Extends from the Baltic Sea in the upper left corner to the Black Sea in the lower right, with Livonia at the northern boundary and Moldavia in the south. Denotes towns, villages, rivers, and regional boundaries. The Carpathian mountains, forests, and Polesia marshes are depicted pictorially. Published in 1740..... More