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A detailed 17th-century chorographic map of the Bernese territory (Helvetia occidentalis), featuring cities, towns, mountains, forests, and lakes, with hand-colored borders delineating administrative regions.
Decorative cartographic symbols represent towns (churches, houses, walls) and topographical features (hills, forests, rivers).
(The map contains a dense collection of toponyms. Key locations transcribed from the map include:)
Western/Northern Section:
SPIEZ, HWIMMIS, Nienfen, Krönburg, Diemptingen, Vithbach, Sternuyl, Gfell, AFFEY, WOPPY, BOLL, ORON, WADENS, Semsalt, Le Pont, PALEZIEUX, Moudon, Villars, Chapelle, Gallarens, Vullierens, Chavant, Payerne, Villarrbo, Vefy, Aruffens, Alonnet, Louarens, Dompierre, Saignieu, Enuy, Marnand, Cugiez, Montet, Payerne, WIFLISBY, GRANDCORT, Lullie, Fratem, VALLON, ESTAVAYE, CUDREFIN, NVWENBURGER SEE Lake Neuchâtel, ERLACH, S. IOHAN, ANDSEN.
Central/Bernese Section:
BERN, ZOLLIKHOFEN, FRAUENBRYN, BYCHS, ARBERG, FRENISBERG, Wyler, LOPINGEN, Mörigen, Sutz, Bellmont, Wörben, Wingen, Rapperfuyl, Sempach, Zuzwyl, Limpach, Mülhen, Jegenstorf, Hindelbank, Burgdorf, Rüdlingen, Kilchberg, Affoltern, Worb, Gümligen, Muri, Rubigen, Allmendingen, Wichtrach, Münsingen, Konolfingen, Signau, Rindkofen, Zäziwil, Bowil, Langnau, Trub, Eggiwil, Schangnau, Marbach, Escholzmatt, Entlebuch.
Southern/Alpine Section:
WALLIS, MVRTEN Morat, MVRTEN SEE Lake Morat, FRYBURG, TAVERNAC, ILLINGEN, PONT, WIPPING, BOLL, WOPPY, ORON, PALEZIEUX, Moudon, Vullierens, Aruffens, Alonnet, Louarens, Dompierre, Saignieu, Enuy, Marnand, Cugiez, Montet, Payerne, WIFLISBY, GRANDCORT, Lullie, Fratem, VALLON, ESTAVAYE, CUDREFIN, NVWENBURGER SEE, ERLACH, S. IOHAN, ANDSEN.