Güssefeld Map of Galicia and Lodomeria 1775

A four-color administrative map of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria by Franz Ludwig Güssefeld and published by the Nürnberg firm Homännische Erben in 1775. Included in the new crownlands is the Duchy of Oświęcim. Labeled and annotated in Polish, German, and Latin, the map includes three distance scales, a trilingual legend explaining nine symbols and translating common elements of toponyms, and hundreds of named settlements. Original copy of the map from the Central Library of Geography and Environmental Protection, digitized by the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences; digital copy sourced by Areta Kovalska for Forgotten Galicia from the Repozytorium Cyfrowe Instytutów Naukowych (RCIN).

Original map in the public domain. Digital scan from RCIN. Online interactive map © 2019 Gesher Galicia, Inc. For more information, visit the Gesher Galicia Map Room.