[Plate 05] Der Weissensteinische Kreis

Description

Printed map. 3 visual scales [120 mm = 3 Lieflandische Meilen]. Cartouche includes an engraved view of Weissenstein, with a coat of arms. Title appears in the upper margin of the map. Originally published in Atlas von Liefland oder von den beyden Gouvernementer und Herzogthümern Lief-und Ehstland und der Provinz Oesel von Ludwig August Graf Mellin. Published by Mellin in 1798. This map was plate 5 in that atlas. Described in Maps in the Atlases of the British Library, v.1, p.675: “Some maps in this Atlas von Liefland have plate numbers in their upper right corners, not corresponding to their sequence in the atlas.” A Robert Clifford ownership label is affixed to the verso. Acquired by McMaster University in 1969 as part of the Lord Cholmondeley Collection.