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Handsome map of German coastline, showing the mouths of the Elbe and Eider Rivers, and the land between, which is a part of Schleswig Holstein. Title cartouche in top right corner, bearing an attribution to Pieter Broeckel (c.1530-1599). Latin text on verso. Matthaus Quad was a German cartographer based in Cologne, which, at the time was the centre for German cartography. This map is from his Fascilus Geographicus. It was printed by Johannes Bussemacher. Copper engraving. Hand coloured. Size: 26.5 x 18.5 cm.