Region in West Germany: 17th Century Hand-Colored Map by Janssonius

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This attractive highly detailed 17th century original hand-colored map is entitled "Archiepiscopatus Maghdeburgensis et Anhaltinus Ducatus cum terris adjacentibus". It … Read more This attractive highly detailed 17th century original hand-colored map is entitled "Archiepiscopatus Maghdeburgensis et Anhaltinus Ducatus cum terris adjacentibus". It was published in Amsterdam in 1640 by Johannes Janssonius in the atlas "Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus" after an earlier map by Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) and Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612). It includes the 17th century region of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg, and the Duchy of Anhalt in West Germany.
The map is presented in a cream-colored mat with a mylar window. The mat that measures 30" wide x 27.5" high and the sheet measures 24.38 " wide x 21" high. There is a central vertical fold, as issued. There is some spotting in the margins of the sheet, but not affecting the map. There is minimal color offset in the upper portions of the map from the opposite side, resulting from the map having been folded in the atlas for centuries. The map has full margins and is hinged with archival material at the top only. See less