Polen vom Anfangie des XVIII Jahrhunderts. Original antique map from the Justus Perthes publishing house and printed in 1871. With original colour.

Original antique map with original hand colouring, and centre fold as published.

Johann Georg Justus Perthes.

The publishing house of Justus Perthes was established by Johann Georg Justus in 1785. Originally a bookseller, he moved into publishing when he was awarded the contract to print the “Alamanach de Gotha”.

Following his death his son Wilhelm took over the firm and transformed the business into a large geographical publishing house. From 1817 to 1890 the company produced over 20 different atlases.This map is from the Atlas Antiquus, published in 1871.