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Dnjepr River, anno 1640, Blaeu W.J., Atlas Novus. Willem Janszo
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Dnjepr River, anno 1640, Blaeu W.J., Atlas Novus. Willem Janszoon Blaeu: Lectori S. Hunc Borysthenis tractum ut ad nostrum Geographiae tabulam . . . (Dniepr River) 2-sheet map of the Dniepr River, engraved by Hessel Gerritzs. Size of the leaf: 76x47 cm., small restorations, little brownish, very nice old colours. Blaeu William (Guiljelmus) Janszoon (Janssonius, Caesius) (1571-1638) Hessel (Gerritsz) Gerard (1581-1632) Makowski Tomasz (1575-1630) Radziwiłł Mikołaj Krzysztof (Sierotka), (1549-1616) Strubicz Maciej (1530-1604)Amsterdam 1613-1635 Lectori S. ¦ Hunc Borysthenis tractum ut ad nostrum Geographiæ tabulam adjicia mus duo nos præcipuè impulerunt. Primum ut huius ¦ fluminis longitudinem ostendamus, siquidem præter anubium et Volgam (cuius tantum fontes in Europa sunt idioque non Europæ sed ¦ Asiæ fluvius esse videtur ) longiorem ac majorem Europa non habet. Alterum ut antiquos M. D. Lithuaniæ terminos Vitoldi M. Ducis ¦ præsertim temporibus exponamus, hic multa prælia secunda cum Tartaris faciens, arces nonnullas quarum nunc ruinæ extant ¦ extruxerat ac muniverat, quo facilius dominium suum protendere hostemq3 longius depellere possit cur autem in eadem ipsa tabula ¦ hunc Borystenis tractum continuate non adjecerimus ea causa est quod protraxisset nostram Geographiæ tabulam, ut Hunga:¦riæ, Moldaviæ, Transylvaniæ, Valachiæ, partem continuare atq3 in tabulam inscribere deberemus. Proderit autem lectori qui sit ¦ Status huius Regionis cognoscere; Regio est campestris ac feracissima, sed propter assiduos Scytarum incursus deserta, ¦ qui semper ihiant illius bonis, et aliquanto ultra Czyrkassos progressi Voluniam depopulantur, ¦ plurimes homines bonis illorum direptis in servitutem abducentes. Revertentibus vro illis ¦ cum præda, Kozacy sæpius occurrere ac omnibus bo:¦nis, si eos tranàtes fluviam aliquem repererit ¦ solent. The map was originally issued as the eastern part of Blaeu's 6-sheet wall map of Lithuania. The map shows the course of the Dnieper River from Cherkasy to the estuary on the Black Sea. The map is in strip style with two vertical maps following the course of the river, each decorated with cartouches and compass roses and including numerous lengthy notations describing the cataracts, cities, salt mines, fortresses, and the historical traditions of the Kozaks. Putti flank a large cartouche at bottom. For more informations please klick the below link.
Dnjepr River, anno 1640, Blaeu W.J., Atlas Novus.  Willem Janszo by Blaeu W.+J.,Atlases,Maps,Townboo
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