1772 – G. A. R. Zannoni – Palatinats de Wilna

Title:             “Woiewództwa Wileńskie, Połockie y Witebskie” & “les Palatinats de Wilna, de Polock et de Witebsk” ​ Description: This is extremely rare and most detailed XVIII century map of the Palatinates of Vilnius, Polock and Witebsk, present-day Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus. The map comes from the atlas of the 24th sheet map set of the Republic of Poland which was prepared by Rizzi- Zannoni and created by the prince Józef Jozymowski. This work lasted nearly 20 years with the participation of many cartographers. It is the first and most detailed, large-scale map of Poland before the partitions of 1772, 1793, and 1795 and shows the territories of present-day Poland, Lithuania, Belarus and western parts of Russia. Cartographer:     Giovanni Antonio Rizzi Zannoni (1736 – 1814) Publisher:              Józef Aleksander Jabłonowski (1711-1777) Engravers:          J. Perrier  (1760-1824) Gaspard André (175.-18..) J. Arrivet (1764-1786) Nicolas Chalmandrier (1756-1789) Pierre Bourgoin Atlas size:            68,3 x 49,8 cm Year:                       1772 Technique:           copper engraving   Condition: Very good condition. Contemporary hand coloring. Watermarked paper.   This is an original antique map published in 1772 and NOT a modern copy or reprint   On your request we will provide a Certificate of Authenticity.