Tallinn-Wolfenbüttel: The southern route

Peraccurata S. Romani Imperii Tabula : comprehendens Regiones vulgo Sub Nomine Germaniæ Nuncupantes Cartographer/Engraver/Publisher: Nicolaes Visscher, Gilliam van der Gouwen Amsterdam [between 1683 and 1702] Copper engraving, 56 x 71 cm

Amsterdam cartographer and publisher Nicolaes Visscher (1618-1679) produced considerable numbers of maps and atlases. His map of the Holy Roman Empire provides a highly accurate representation of the coastline from the Netherlands to Prussia. The map’s colouration illustrates Germany’s division into several so-called Imperial Circles. The western part of modern Lower Saxony belonged to the

Situations-Carte von dem Hertzogthum Mecklenburg [zwischen 1700 und 1800?] hand drawing, 45 x 58 cm

This undated hand drawn map shows the territory of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin between the third partition of Mecklenburg in 1701 and the Malmö Treaty of 1803, with which Sweden returned Wismar to the duchy. The map does not include the town of Ludwigslust between Neustadt, Grabow and Eldena. Luwigslust was established as a ducal

Special-Charte vom Herzogthum Pommern : nebst den angränzenden Ländern von Mecklenburg der Ucker- und Neumark Westpreußen und Netzdistrict / Nach den besten Zeichnungen und Karten entworffen Cartographer/Engraver/Publisher: W. Brüggemann, Adam Gottlieb Schneider Nuremberg 1792 Copper engraving, 44 x 70 cm

This map provides a detailed depiction of Pomerania. Between 1648 and 1815, the region was divided between Sweden and Prussia. In addition to several lines of communication, the map also shows individual businesses. In 1780, Adam Gottlieb Schneiders (1745-1815) founded a book-trading company with a focus on the arts. It was his marriage to Maria

Poloniae Recens Descriptio : Cum Privilegio Regis Cartographer/Engraver/Publisher: Hieronymus Cock Antwerp 1562 Copper engraving, 56 x 45cm

Only one copy of the oldest printed map of Poland is still extant. It is held by the Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel. The map was printed in Antwerp in 1562. It only shows Poland’s core territory and the area immediately south of it. Western Prussia and the Baltic coast are not depicted, even though the

Potentissimo Borussorum Regi Friderico Wilhelmo Maiestate, Fortitudine Clementia Augustissimo Hancce Lithuaniam Borussicam Cartographer/Engraver/Publisher: Johann F. Betgen, Homannsche Erben Nuremberg 1735 [published 1782] Copper engraving

In the early 18th century, the Nuremberg publishing house of Johann Homann (1664-1724) and his heirs was one of the leading firms in the production of maps. This map represents a combination of a larger-scale map of a region on the one hand and a city map on the other. The Memel district (today: Klaipeda