Nova Germaniae Descriptio

Scarce Janssonius map of the Holy Roman Empire with side panels.

Very decorative and rare 'carte-à-figures' map of Germany with the surrounding countries by Johannes Janssonius. First published separately in 1616. This example is the rare second state with altered portrait and dated to 1632. Published only in two atlas editions in the Dutch and French Mercator-Hondius-Janssonius Atlas of 1633-34. In all later atlas editions, have a variant of the map without the border panels was used, which explains the rarity of this map.

The map is surrounded on all four sides by figures, town views and coats of arms. The upper border shows a portrait of Emperor Ferdinand II, next to it the town views of Heidelberg, Metz, Cologne, Prague, Speyer and Vienna. At the bottom the views of Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Strasbourg, the Kaiser's Hof (Emperor's Court), Augsburg, Erfurt and Leipzig, in between the coats of arms of Bohemian and Austrian. To the left and right the beautiful equestrian portraits of the Emperor and the seven Electors. With a title cartouche, two sailing ships and a sea monster in the North Sea.

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