This is an outstanding, meticulously detailed double page map of the region of northern Poland through Lithuania, including Gdansk (Danzig). Inset at upper left is a plan of Koningsberg, now known as Kaliningrad. The chart is simply adorned two compass roses. Latin title at left and French title at right: Carte nouvelle du Royaume de Prusse. From Elwe's monumental 'Atlas'.
1792 Elwe Map of Southern Baltics
SKU: 2679r
$500.00Price
Title
Regni Borussiae secundum Observationes Novissima, Acuratissima Descriptio
Map Maker Specifics
J Elwe, 1792, Amsterdam
Size
17.5 X 23.8 in. plus margins
Condition
Good-fair. On laid watermarked paper. Marginal staining and damp staining into the lower and top portions of the map's issued centerfold area. Marginal pencil notations. Nice original hand-color.