1794 Laurie and Whittle Map of Norway Sweden Denmark and Finland
by Paul Fearn
Title
1794 Laurie and Whittle Map of Norway Sweden Denmark and Finland
Artist
Paul Fearn
Medium
Photograph
Description
An extraordinary 1794 map of Scandinavia by Laurie and Whittle. Covers from the Faroe Islands east as far as Moscow, north as far as the Arctic, and south as far as Prussia. Includes the modern day nations of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, Poland and Russia. Renders the entire region in extraordinary detail offering both topographical and political information. Fjords, forested mountains and lakes are beautiful rendered in fine engraving. Color coded according to region. Identifies the legendary Maelstrom off the coast of Norway. A key and title cartouche appear in the upper left quadrant . Published by Laurie & Whittle for Kitchin's 1794 General Atlas .
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