- Polonia sive de situ, populis, moribus, magistratibus et Republica regni Polonici libri duo
Polonia sive de situ, populis, moribus, magistratibus et Republica regni Polonici libri duo is a
book , first published inCologne in1577 inLatin . Theauthor of the book isMarcin Kromer .Title can be translated into English as "Poland, about location, culture and offices of Polish Republic". First Polish translation was made in
1853 ("Polska, czyli o położeniu, obyczajach, urzędach Rzeczypospolitej Królestwa Polskiego").The book describes the country of Poland in late XVI century (known at that time as the
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ).There have been several
edition s of this book with varying contents. Mainchapter s include:* I. Borders of Poland
* II. The shape of surface
* III. Mineral resources
* IV. Hydrography
* V. Climate, flora, fauna
* VI. Towns and villagesSome editions were accompanied by with
map s (drawn by Marcin Kromer himself) of:
* Rivers of Poland
* Cities of Poland
* Province of Warmia
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