MAGNI DVCATVS LITHVANIAE, et Regionum Adiacentium exacta Descriptio ..., Joan Blaeu, 1648

This map of the grand duchy of lithuania is dedicated by joan blaeu (1598-1673) to radziwiłł. That was not a coincidence. Some of the radziwils had ordered cartographer matthias strubicz to map the area between 1584 en 1595. In 1613 a copy of this map appeared, engraved by hessel gerritsz. (c. 1580-1632) and published by jan janssonius (1588-1664). Joan blaeu copied this map and included it in his atlases from 1648 onwards. In the top left there is a dedication from joan blaeu to mikołaj krzysztof "the orphan" radziwiłł. Object Type: map. Date: 1648. Place of creation: Amsterdam. Dimensions: 45 x 32 cm. Medium: copper engraving print. Collection: Koninklijke Bibliotheek. Atlas Van der Hagen-KW1049B10 039-MAGNI DVCATVS LITHVANIAE, et Regionum Adiacentium exacta Descriptio ...