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This hand-colored map of Sweden and adjacent portions of Scandinavia entitled "Regni Sueciae in Omnes suas Subjacentes Provincias accurate divisi …
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This hand-colored map of Sweden and adjacent portions of Scandinavia entitled "Regni Sueciae in Omnes suas Subjacentes Provincias accurate divisi Tabula Generalis" was created by Johann Baptist Homann in 1710 and published in Nuremberg, Germany in 1730 shortly after his death. The map detail cities, forts, mountains, forests and lakes, as well as districts. It includes Stockholm, Coppenhavi (Copenhagen), Helsingingfors, Helsingo (Helsinki), Livonia (now Estonia), Lithuania, Latvia and the Baltic Sea. The beautiful elaborate cartouche in the lower right depicts people, cherubs, a lion, weapons, an armorial royal crest and decorative scroll work
The map is beautiful han-colored. There is a central vertical fold, as issued. There is mild discoloration in the margins, but the map is otherwise in very good condition.
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- Dimensions
- 23.38ʺW × 0.07ʺD × 21ʺH
- Styles
- Traditional
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Engraving
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Light Yellow
- Condition Notes
- See the description. See the description. less
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