A beautiful and rare carte-\u00e0-figures was published by Claes Janszoon Visscher in Amsterdam in 1630. A second edition, now for the first time with the date (1630).
\nThe map was engraved mainly after John Speed\u2019s 1626 map of Denmark by Abraham Goos, who signed as engraver above the cartouche in the lower right corner; the decorative borders were etched in Visscher\u2019s workshop. It shows modern day Denmark, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburgh, southern Sweden and Bornholm.<\/p>\n
The top border shows the royal coat of arms flanked by oval views of \u201cCoppenhagen\u201d,\u00a0 \u201cElsenor\u201d, \u201dLantskroon\u201d and \u201cRipen\u201d together with circular portraits of \u201cChristianus IV.\u201d and \u201cFreder. Christian.. Christiani IIII. Filius\u201d, in the bottom border a portrait of Tycho Brahe is flanked by oval views of \u201cSleswyck\u201d, \u201cHamburgh\u201d, \u201cLubeck\u201d, \u201cOldenburgh\u201d and circular views of \u201cCroneburgum\u201d and \u201cUraniburgum\u201d. The left and right borders show figures in contemporary dress.<\/p>\n