This finely engraved map covers northeastern Poland from about Gdansk to Lithuania, and includes the present-day Russian enclave of Kaliningrad Oblast. The map is filled with detail and engraved with forests, mountains, and fortresses. A large allegorical title cartouche and a compass rose complete the composition.

Cluver's Introductio in Universam Geographicam was a popular atlas, appearing in over 45 editions during a 100-year period. The first edition was published without maps in the 1620s, and the first edition to include maps was published circa 1641. The various editions were published in different cities throughout Europe, including Amsterdam, Nuremberg, and London. This map is from an Amsterdam edition published by Jan Wolters.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.CLUV-8a #31.

Condition: A

A dark impression, issued folding on a bright sheet with a watermark of the Amsterdam coat of arms and two light spots in the Baltic. A binding trim at left has been replaced with old paper, and an adjacent binding tear that just enters the map border has been archivally repaired. There are a few tiny tears along the edges of the sheet that have also been archivally repaired. The top margin is a bit narrow, as issued.