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Helvetia occidentalis - südwestlicher Teil (Bern, Oberland, Fryburg, Lemann, Wallis): 6-14. Inclitæ Bernatvm vrbis, cvm omni ditionis svæ agro et provinciis delineatio chorographica
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A detailed 16th-century chorographic map of the region around Bern, Switzerland, featuring towns, mountains, forests, and lakes. The map includes hand-colored borders and heraldic shields on the right margin.
Heraldic shield: A black eagle on a gold field, labeled "SCHENCKE BERG".
Heraldic shield: A red cross on a white field, labeled "KVNGS FELDEN".
Heraldic shield: A blue shield with a white bend, labeled "STERNNE BERG".
Heraldic shield: A blue shield with a white fess, labeled "CHONOL FINGEN".
A personification of the wind "ZEPHYVS VEL FAVONIVS" Zephyr or the West Wind is depicted as a cherubic face blowing air.
A chorographic depiction of the famous city of Bern, with all the territory and provinces under its jurisdiction: according to the more accurate longitude and latitude of the heavens for each place.
The map contains hundreds of toponyms. Below is a representative transcription of the major labels and regional markers found on the map.
Regional and Geographical Labels:
- LACVS NEOCOMENSIS (Lake Neuchâtel)
- LAC DE IOVX (Lac de Joux)
- LAC DE ROSSES (Lac de la Rouge/part of Lake Geneva region)
- OCCIDENS (West)
- ZEPHYVS VEL FAVONIVS
Selected Settlements and Locations:
- VERDON (Yverdon)
- L'ORBE (Orbe)
- MORGEX (Morges)
- AVLBONE (Aubonne)
- ECHALENS
- COSSONAY
- L'ISLE
- LESCLERTIER
- GRANSON
- VALORBES
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