1846 Lowenberg Whimsical Map of Poland

A delightfully whimsical 1846 map of Poland, from a German kinderatlas or children's atlas. The map covers Poland from Russia to Austria. The whole is surrounded by a wide border featuring charming vignettes meant to illustrate the peoples and cultures of the region. These include two soldiers with a horse, three soldiers talking, a man and a woman dancing, two women talking, and portraits of a man and a woman. The map is accompanied by its adjacent page, which includes a poetic history of the Kingdom of Poland in German gothic type. The wonderful and rare map was drawn by Anst. V A. Boeden of Berlin for inclusion as plate no. XII in the 1846 issue of Julius Loewenberg's Geographische Landerfibel.