Ducatus Curlandiae...
Authors: |
M. Barnikiel Homann Heirs (1726–1848) |
Created: | 1747 |
Material: | paper |
Technique: | copper engraving |
Dimensions: | 51.50 × 39.10 cm |
The map of Curonia and Semigalia, published by the Homann Heirs in 1747, is intriguing not just from the cartographic viewpoint. It is also a unique record in the history of languages as the Lord’s Prayer is printed in it in the extinct Curonian language.
Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album DELINEATIO LITUÆ (2009). Text authors Jevgenij Machovenko, Algimantas Muzikevičius, LITUANIA IN ATLANTIBUS (2011). Text author Algimantas Muzikevičius