Maps Historical: "Матеріалы по исторіи русской картографіи /
Собралъ В. Кордтъ. Киевъ : Типография С.В. Кульженко, 1899."
(Materials on the History of Russian Cartography / Sobral V. Kordt.
Kiev: Typography of S.V. Kulzhenko, 1899)
An 1899 Russian atlas with re-engraved historical maps of the "Russian" area.
High-definition images of the complete atlas are part of the digital collection
of the New York Public Library.
I have downloaded a number of images which include the historic Lithuanian area and which I admit I
found a bit confusing when I first encountered some of them them on the Internet -- I wasn't sure if they
were variations created at about the same time as the original maps, or copies made much later. To make
it easy for you to compare these 1899 images with the originals on this site, I have placed them next to
each other, where I have them (and have not counted the originals as additional unique images).
Собралъ В. Кордтъ. Киевъ : Типография С.В. Кульженко, 1899."
(Materials on the History of Russian Cartography / Sobral V. Kordt.
Kiev: Typography of S.V. Kulzhenko, 1899)
An 1899 Russian atlas with re-engraved historical maps of the "Russian" area.
High-definition images of the complete atlas are part of the digital collection
of the New York Public Library.
I have downloaded a number of images which include the historic Lithuanian area and which I admit I
found a bit confusing when I first encountered some of them them on the Internet -- I wasn't sure if they
were variations created at about the same time as the original maps, or copies made much later. To make
it easy for you to compare these 1899 images with the originals on this site, I have placed them next to
each other, where I have them (and have not counted the originals as additional unique images).
| Atlas Title Page |
1899 copy of 1513 Waldseemüller:
"TABVLA MODERNA SARMATIE EVER
SIVE HVNGARIE POLON- IE RVSSIE
PRVSSIE..."
"TABVLA MODERNA SARMATIE EVER
SIVE HVNGARIE POLON- IE RVSSIE
PRVSSIE..."
1513 1513 Martin Waldseemüller:
"Tabvla Moderna Sarmatie Evr Sive
Hvngarie, Polonie, Rvssie, Prvssie..,"
Lorraine, 15 x 21.5 inches, from his
"Geographia." From www.raremaps.com
"Tabvla Moderna Sarmatie Evr Sive
Hvngarie, Polonie, Rvssie, Prvssie..,"
Lorraine, 15 x 21.5 inches, from his
"Geographia." From www.raremaps.com
1899 copy of 1538 Münster: [Translated]
("A map of Middle Russia by Seb.Munster
from his edition of Polistor by Solin, Basel")
("A map of Middle Russia by Seb.Munster
from his edition of Polistor by Solin, Basel")
1538 Gaius Julius Solinus: ["Lithuania,
Livonia..."], Basle, 4 x 3 inches, in a re-
publishing of a mid-3rd century treatise:
"De mirabilibus mundi ('The wonders of
the world)" which contains a short
description of the ancient world, mostly
taken from Pliny's Natural History and
the geography of Pomponius Mela. The
manuscript map labels "Lithuania,"
"Vilna," "Grodno," "Livonia," and "Riga."
From www.raremaps.com
Livonia..."], Basle, 4 x 3 inches, in a re-
publishing of a mid-3rd century treatise:
"De mirabilibus mundi ('The wonders of
the world)" which contains a short
description of the ancient world, mostly
taken from Pliny's Natural History and
the geography of Pomponius Mela. The
manuscript map labels "Lithuania,"
"Vilna," "Grodno," "Livonia," and "Riga."
From www.raremaps.com
1899 copy of 1613 [Translated] ("A
map of Lithuania by Earl
N.Khr.Radzivil")
map of Lithuania by Earl
N.Khr.Radzivil")
1613-43 Hessel Gerritsz (engraver) -
Willem Blaeu (mapmaker/publisher):
"MAGNI DVCATVS LITHVANIAE," 28.9 x
29.3 inches, with two additional sheets
depicting the lower Dnieper River,
published in.Amsterdam. An important
4-sheet wall map engraved from survey
drafts prepared by M. Strubicz under
instructions of Prince Nicolas Christophe
Radziwill the Orphan (Lithuanian:
Mikalojus Kristupas Radvila Našlaitėlis).
From www.raremaps.com
Willem Blaeu (mapmaker/publisher):
"MAGNI DVCATVS LITHVANIAE," 28.9 x
29.3 inches, with two additional sheets
depicting the lower Dnieper River,
published in.Amsterdam. An important
4-sheet wall map engraved from survey
drafts prepared by M. Strubicz under
instructions of Prince Nicolas Christophe
Radziwill the Orphan (Lithuanian:
Mikalojus Kristupas Radvila Našlaitėlis).
From www.raremaps.com
c1636 Johannes Janssonius: "MAGNI
DVCATVS LITHVANIÆ," Amsterdam, 22
x 18.5 inches, in a one-sheet version based
on the four-sheet version first published
1613. From www.raremaps.com
DVCATVS LITHVANIÆ," Amsterdam, 22
x 18.5 inches, in a one-sheet version based
on the four-sheet version first published
1613. From www.raremaps.com
1899 copy of 1633 [Translated] (A map of
Lithuania by Earl N.Khr.Radzivil, published
by G. Gondius in 1633)
Lithuania by Earl N.Khr.Radzivil, published
by G. Gondius in 1633)
1899 copy of 1687 [Translated] (A map of
Lithuania, publ. by Ia. Sandrart after a map
of Poland by G. de Boplan.) Not "G. Boplan,"
but Mis-translated Guillaume Le Vasseur
de Beauplan.
Lithuania, publ. by Ia. Sandrart after a map
of Poland by G. de Boplan.) Not "G. Boplan,"
but Mis-translated Guillaume Le Vasseur
de Beauplan.
1687 Jakob von Standrart (engraver/
publisher) - Abraham Lichtenthaler
(printer): "Magnus Ducat: Lithuaniæ &
Russia Alba," Sulzbach, 13.8 cm x 7.7.cm,
from "Des Koenigs- reichs Pohlen
Land-Staats und Zeit Beschreibung." A
Russian source says the maps is based on
earlier work by Guillaume Le Vasseur de
Beauplan. From www.bonhams.com
publisher) - Abraham Lichtenthaler
(printer): "Magnus Ducat: Lithuaniæ &
Russia Alba," Sulzbach, 13.8 cm x 7.7.cm,
from "Des Koenigs- reichs Pohlen
Land-Staats und Zeit Beschreibung." A
Russian source says the maps is based on
earlier work by Guillaume Le Vasseur de
Beauplan. From www.bonhams.com
1899 copy of 1595 Mercator: [Translated]
(Lithuania by G.Merkator, 1595)
(Lithuania by G.Merkator, 1595)
c1596 Gerard Mercator: "LITHVANIA,"
Duisburg, from the three-volume “Atlas
sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de
Fabrica Mundi," published after Gerard's
death by his son Rumold. From the U.S.
Library of Confress: www.loc.gov
Duisburg, from the three-volume “Atlas
sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de
Fabrica Mundi," published after Gerard's
death by his son Rumold. From the U.S.
Library of Confress: www.loc.gov
1562 Giacomo Gastaldi: [the bottom half
of] "Il Disegno de Geografia Moderna del
Regno di Polonia..," Venice, 21 x 30.5
inches (if joined to the top half). First
edition of Gastaldi's 2-sheet map of the
Kingdom of Poland, the earliest map to
focus on Poland. Derived from Mercator's
1554 map of Europe, and influenced by
the maps of Wapowski (1526) and
Grodeckis (1548), now lost, but copied by
Ortelius in 1570. From www.raremaps.com
of] "Il Disegno de Geografia Moderna del
Regno di Polonia..," Venice, 21 x 30.5
inches (if joined to the top half). First
edition of Gastaldi's 2-sheet map of the
Kingdom of Poland, the earliest map to
focus on Poland. Derived from Mercator's
1554 map of Europe, and influenced by
the maps of Wapowski (1526) and
Grodeckis (1548), now lost, but copied by
Ortelius in 1570. From www.raremaps.com
1899 copy of 1562 Gastaldi: [Translated]
(A map of Southwestern Russia by Ia.
Gastaldo, 1562)
(A map of Southwestern Russia by Ia.
Gastaldo, 1562)
1596 Giovanni Botero: "POLONIA,
LITHANIA, LIVONIA," Cologne, from his
"Theatrvm Principvm Orbis Vniversi..,"
with north on the right. From the Univ. of
Tartu, Estonia: http://dspace.utlib.ee/dspace/
LITHANIA, LIVONIA," Cologne, from his
"Theatrvm Principvm Orbis Vniversi..,"
with north on the right. From the Univ. of
Tartu, Estonia: http://dspace.utlib.ee/dspace/
[Undated, translated title] ( ("A map of
Poland, Lithuania, Livonia from Theatrum
Principum Orbis Universi.")
Poland, Lithuania, Livonia from Theatrum
Principum Orbis Universi.")
1899 copy of 1589 Strubicz [Translated]
(A map of Lithuania by M Strubich,
published in 1589)
(A map of Lithuania by M Strubich,
published in 1589)
1589 Maciej Strubicz (cartographer) -
Gerard Mercator (engraver) - Martin
Kromer (publisher): "Magni Dvcatvs
Lithvaniӕ Livoniӕ et Moscoviӕ
Descriptio," 39 x 32 cm. Strubicz's only
surviving map. From wikimedia
Gerard Mercator (engraver) - Martin
Kromer (publisher): "Magni Dvcatvs
Lithvaniӕ Livoniӕ et Moscoviӕ
Descriptio," 39 x 32 cm. Strubicz's only
surviving map. From wikimedia
1899 copy of 1655 Sanson: ""Estats de la
Couronne de POLOGNE ou sont les
Royaume de Pologne, Duchés et Provinces
de Russia Cuiasie, Mazonie, Russia Noire,
etc...Duchés de Lithuanie, Volhynie
Podelie etc...de l'Ukranie etc..."
Couronne de POLOGNE ou sont les
Royaume de Pologne, Duchés et Provinces
de Russia Cuiasie, Mazonie, Russia Noire,
etc...Duchés de Lithuanie, Volhynie
Podelie etc...de l'Ukranie etc..."
1655 [dated] Nicholas Sanson (mapmaker):
"Estats de la Couronne de POLOGNE ou sont
les Royaume de Pologne, Duchés et
Provinces de Russia Cuiasie, Mazonie,
Russia Noire, etc...Duchés de Lithuanie,
Volhynie Podelie etc...de l'Ukranie etc..,"
Paris, double-page map in the first state,
22.5 x 17 inches. See the 1663 and 1708
versions. From www.raremaps.com
"Estats de la Couronne de POLOGNE ou sont
les Royaume de Pologne, Duchés et
Provinces de Russia Cuiasie, Mazonie,
Russia Noire, etc...Duchés de Lithuanie,
Volhynie Podelie etc...de l'Ukranie etc..,"
Paris, double-page map in the first state,
22.5 x 17 inches. See the 1663 and 1708
versions. From www.raremaps.com
1899 copy of 1688 [dated] Giovanni
Giacomo de Rossi (after Sanson): "STATI
DELLA CORONA DI POLONIA Diuisa nelle
sue Principali PROVINCIE E
PALATINATI..," Rome.
Giacomo de Rossi (after Sanson): "STATI
DELLA CORONA DI POLONIA Diuisa nelle
sue Principali PROVINCIE E
PALATINATI..," Rome.
1688 [dated] Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi
(publisher) - Giorgio Widman (engraver
who copied Sanson's map): "STATI DELLA
CORONA DI POLONIA..," Rome. See the
1678 version. From antique-maps.lt
(publisher) - Giorgio Widman (engraver
who copied Sanson's map): "STATI DELLA
CORONA DI POLONIA..," Rome. See the
1678 version. From antique-maps.lt
1899 copy of just the map from a c696
Carel Allard, completely repositioning the
cartouche and rewriting it in Cyrillic. I
have not been able to find an image of the
original Russian map that copied the
Allard map.
Carel Allard, completely repositioning the
cartouche and rewriting it in Cyrillic. I
have not been able to find an image of the
original Russian map that copied the
Allard map.
1696 Carel Allard (engraver/publisher):
"Regni Poloniæ, Magni Ducatus Lithuaniæ
cœterarumque Regi Poloniæ
subditarum Regionum Tabula," with a
"Cum Privilegio Ordinum Hollandiae et
Westfr.," Amsterdam, 50 × 58.50 cm
/ 19.7 x 23 inches, in four versions from
his "Atlas Major," issued in multiple
undated editions both by Carel and
later by his son Hugo.
"Regni Poloniæ, Magni Ducatus Lithuaniæ
cœterarumque Regi Poloniæ
subditarum Regionum Tabula," with a
"Cum Privilegio Ordinum Hollandiae et
Westfr.," Amsterdam, 50 × 58.50 cm
/ 19.7 x 23 inches, in four versions from
his "Atlas Major," issued in multiple
undated editions both by Carel and
later by his son Hugo.