This striking map of the island of Rugen is filled with decorative elements, and is based on a map by Eilhard Lubbin, a mathematician and cartographer from Rostock. Flanking the map are 30 coats of arms of the leading families on the island. In the top right corner of the map are the coats of arms of Rugen and the Duchy of Pomerania. Additional embellishments include ships, compass roses, sea monsters, and a distance scale supporting large measuring dividers. A crack and bolt holes in the plate are visible adjacent to the title cartouche. French text on verso, published in either 1628 or 1633.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #2192:1A.

Condition: B+

A dark impression with full contemporary color (with the exception of the decorative side borders, which appear to be modern color) on a sheet with a large "A" watermark and light printer's ink residue. Worm tracks entering the decorative border on the sides of the sheet have been professionally repaired with old paper on verso, with a minor amount of the image replaced in facsimile. There are two small pieces of tape along the edges of the sheet on verso.