CELLARIUS Andreas, Het Koninckrijck Poolen en toebehoorende Landen.

Het Koninckrijck Poolen en toebehoorende Landen.

Vervaatende Een korte doch klaare beschrijvinghe aller Landtschappen en Steeden, in dit Ryck gelegen. Met koopere afbeeldinge der vermaarste Steden, en volkomen Bladt-wyser verryckt. Eerst in't La-tyn gestelt door den geleerden Andraeas Cellarius bestierder der schoolen tot Hoorn. Nu in't Neederduyts vertaalt. Tot Amsterdam 1660. by Gillis Jansz. Valckenier, op't Waater. (13.5 x 8 cm), f. [3], p. 623, [1], f. [19], frontispiece in copperplate, 20 typeset views on separate plate in copperplate, period perg. binding.
(Estr. T. 14). The work of Andreas Cellarius (owner Andreas Keller, 1595-1665), Dutch scholar, author of works on fortifications and others. The offered work describing Poland was published in a small format for the needs of travelers on the model of "Elzewirs", its appearance aroused great interest in our country. It contains a description of the borders, the population of their customs and habits, history, geographical description, here it lists rivers, mountains, provinces, provinces, as well as cities. The work is decorated with a frontispiece and 20 fold-out views of Polish cities , including: Kraków, Biecz, Lublin, Poznań, Łowicz, Vilnius, Grodno, Gdańsk, Lviv, Przemyśl, Zamość, Smolensk, Toruń, Elbląg, Braniewo, Königsberg, Pilawa and Warsaw. Cellarius' work is considered one of the best descriptions of Poland in the 17th century. Traces of non-moisture and soiling, map of Poland missing, view of Königsberg torn and taped. Good condition. Rare.