"Dania Regnum", Blaeu, (Family)
Subject: Denmark
Period: 1642 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
20.8 x 16.8 inches
52.8 x 42.7 cm
This is a large, attractive map of Denmark and southern Sweden with good detail throughout. Skaneland, the historical region at the southern tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, is part of Denmark here, as the map was not updated to reflect the region's return to Sweden after the 1658 Treaty of Roskilde. The map is adorned with five sailing ships and a title cartouche featuring the Danish coat of arms supported by the traditional woodwoses. Dutch text on verso, published between 1642-64.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #1500:2.
Condition: B+
A dark impression with full contemporary color on a lightly toned sheet with a large watermark of the god Atlas, printer's ink residue, and minor offsetting. There is a small stain at bottom left and kraft paper adhered to the far edges of the sheet on verso.
