1717 A New and Exact Map of Sweden and Norway...

A new and exact map of Sweden and Norway : corrected from the best observations communicated to ye Royal Society at London & the Royal Academy at Paris &c. One of the rarest antique maps of Scandinavia that was issued in 1717 for the Royal Society at London and the Royal Academy in Paris. Only two other examples are noted by OCLC World Catalog in the National Library of Sweden and the National Library of Scotland. This impressive large format map by Emanuel Bowen presents all of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finalnd, Estonia, and Latvia with incredible detail. Aside for the basic cartographic detail found in most maps, this map provides several other interesting notes including a whirlpool in the north sailors refer to as the "navel of the sea." Another notation found in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Gotland reads "This land is very fruitful and full of Game the King generally spending one Month in the Year here a Hunting." As noted in the title cartouche, this map and others