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The Kingdom of POLAND and the Duchy of SILESIA.

A hand-colored engraved map titled "POLONIA Regnum, et SILESIA Ducatus" (The Kingdom of Poland and the Duchy of Silesia).

• Top Center: An ornate architectural cartouche holds the title. It is flanked by two seated allegorical female figures representing agriculture and sovereignty. The left figure holds a cornucopia and wheat; the right figure holds a scepter and is dressed in regal red robes.
• Top Right: The Polish coat of arms, featuring a white eagle on a red shield surmounted by a crown, is supported by two flying cherubs holding red ribbons.
• Bottom Left: The coat of arms of Silesia, featuring a black eagle on a gold shield, sits above a distance scale. Below the shield, two cherubs use dividers to measure distance on a block inscribed "German Miles."
• Geography: The map details the Central and Eastern European landscape, showing rivers (Vistula, Oder), mountain ranges, and forests. Major regional labels include PRUSSIA, MASOVIA, PODLACHIA, CUIAVIA, POLONIA MAJOR, POLONIA MINOR, SILESIA, RUSSIA, LUSATIA, and parts of BOHEMIA and MORAVIA.
• Publisher's Mark: In the bottom right corner, the text "Guiljelmus Blaeu excudit" identifies the famous Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu.
• Frame: The border includes geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) and cardinal directions: SEPTENTRIO (North), MERIDIES (South), OCCIDENS (West), and ORIENS (East).

Regional Labels

• Part of the Baltic Sea
• Cassubia
• Pomerania
• PRUSSIA
• CUIAVIA
• MASOVIA
• PODLACHIA
• POLONIA MAJOR Greater Poland
• POLONIA MINOR Lesser Poland
• RUSSIA
• SILESIA
• LUSATIA
• PART OF BOHEMIA.
• Part of Moravia.