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Palatinatvs Bavariae descriptio /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598 (Cartographer), Reuwich, Erhard, active 1483-1486, Specklin, Daniel, 1536-1589, Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589
Format: Map
Language:Latin
Language Notes:Map in Latin; French text on verso.
Published: [Antwerp] : [Christophe Plantin?], [1598?]
Subjects:
Bavaria (Germany) > Maps > Early works to 1800.
Regensburg (Germany) > Maps > Early works to 1800.
Strasbourg (France) > Maps > Early works to 1800.
Rhine River > Maps > Early works to 1800.
Early maps.
Cartes anciennes.
Description
Item Description:"68"--Bottom right, verso.
Detached from a French edition of Theatrum orbis terrarum.
1st map based on a 1540 map of the Bavarian Palatinate by Erhard Reuwich; covers eastern Bavaria, centered on Regensburg; title in cartouche at bottom.
2nd map based on Daniel Specklin's 1576 three-sheet map; covers portion of the Rhine between Bavaria and Alsace, centered on Strasbourg.
Vertical fold line at center.
The Cushing Library copy is part of the Ronald L. and V. Jane Woellhof Rare Map Collection.
Physical Description:2 maps on 1 sheet : hand colored ; 31 x 25 cm and 31 x 25 cm, on sheet 47 x 59 cm