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Insuale Islandiae

1761 Homann Heirs Map of Iceland "Insulae Islandiae"

This is a rare and spectacular 1761 Homann Heirs map depicting Iceland. Fine map of this region compiled according to Danish surveys. Lovers of Icelandic sagas will recognize many of the towns and cities noted.

Date
1761
Place
Iceland
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
map
Original size
2,500 × 2,012 pixels

Public domainsafest

Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago, and a faithful scan of a flat work adds no new copyright.

Read from: Commons licence category: PD-Art (PD-old-100); no CC BY, CC BY-SA, GFDL or deletion tag on the file page.

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"Insuale Islandiae" (1761). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1761_Homann_Heirs_Map_of_Iceland_%22Insulae_Islandiae%22_-_Geographicus_-_Islandiae-hmhr-1761.jpg

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