Morden, Robert

An English geographer/publisher/bookseller/globemaker who collaborated with many others in producing everything from playing cards to maps. His miniature (200 x 153 mm/7 x 6 inches) “Geography rectified: or, A Description of the World” London, was first published with Thomas Cockeril in 1680. It included a world map and 62 hand-colored country maps, including a page headed “Of Poland” with a 5 x 5.5 inch map with an oval cartouche titled “Poland”. A second edition, with 76 maps, was published in 1688, and additional editions in 1693 and 1700. Those are the four possible publication dates for the miniature map of Poland. Other Morden collaborations frequently mentioned by map sources, such as “Geography Anatomised” did not include the miniature Poland map. A larger map, 22 x 17.3 inches, titled “A New Mapp of the Estates of the Crown of Poland. Containing: the Kingdom of Poland the Dutchies & Provinces of Prussia. Cuiavia. Mazovia. Russia Nigra. Lithuania. Podolia. Volhinia the Ukraine & c.” was first published in London in 1672, the
second state in 1680. The only differences in the two states that I can see are the sellers, in a secondary cartouche: Robert Morden, John Seller and Arthur Tucker on the first state; Robert Morden and Robert Greene on the Second State.