POLONIAE, LITVANÆ Q DESCRIPTIO, 1608–1612

Vaclovas Grodeckis  – Abraham Ortelius: “POLONIAE, LITVANÆ Q DESCRIPTIO.” 15 x 19 inches, in four versions published in Antwerp: the 1608s are from “Theatro Del Mondo Di Abrahamo Ortelio,” the first edition printed with Italian text, a translation by Pigafetta which Ortelius’ heirs sold to Vrients, who printed and published it. The 1609 and 1612 versions are from “Theatrum Orbis Terrarum,” which includes corrections by Van Den Broecke on the Dniester River, first made 1598. The map is based upon the maps of Grodeckis, published in 1558 and 1562, corrected by Pograbka, engraved by Hogenberg. Grodecki’s map is based on a 1526 map by Wapowsky.