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Lalandiae et Falstriae Accurata Descriptio
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Janssonio-Waesbergios et Mosem Pitt
Place made: United Kingdom, England, Oxfordshire, Oxford
Date made: 1680
Materials: ink; paper; color
Measurements: 24 in x 29 1/4 in
Nomenclature: maps
Classification: cartography
AF-MX-1238
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
Object type: engraving
Maker: Janssonio-Waesbergios et Mosem Pitt
Place made: United Kingdom, England, Oxfordshire, Oxford
Date made: 1680
Materials: ink; paper; color
Measurements: 24 in x 29 1/4 in
Nomenclature: maps
Classification: cartography
Hand-colored map of Lolland and Falster, Denmark from The English Atlas (1680) by Moses Pitt. The map is decorated with ships, sea monsters, and three highly decorated cartouches. The cartouches are surrounded by putti, livestock, and common dutchmen and women. There are red ruling lines on the wide, blank margins of the recto and verso.
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