Title: Maps in books of Russia and Poland published in the Netherlands to 1800
Description: This book researches the maps, street maps and city views in Dutch travel literature concerning Russia and Poland between 1550 and 1800. This was and is a popular literary genre of which a large number of publications appeared amongst others on the subject of travels of and business travels. In this publication there will not only be cartobibliographical information but also extensive attention for the books themselves, authors of these books, the many shifting borders of Poland and the relationship between the Netherlands with Russia and Poland.
Subjects: Maps, Early works to 1800, Cartography, Bibliography, Catalogs, Netherlands, biography, Russia (federation), maps, Europe, maps
Places: Poland, Netherlands, Russia