''Polonia sive de situ, populis, moribus, magistratibus et Republica regni Polonici libri duo'' is a book by
Marcin Kromer
Marcin Kromer (Latin: ''Martinus Cromerus''; 11 November 1512 – 23 March 1589) was Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), a Polish cartographer, diplomat and historian in the Kingdom of Poland and later in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He wa ...
, first published in
Cologne
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in 1577 in
Latin
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.
The title in English is ''Poland or About the Geography, Population, Customs, Offices, and Public Matters of the Polish Kingdom in Two Volumes''. The first
Polish translation was made in 1853 (''Polska, czyli o położeniu, obyczajach, urzędach Rzeczypospolitej Królestwa Polskiego'').
Contents
The book describes the topography, peoples, their habits and mores, as well as the political structure and administration of
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
in the late 16th century. There have been several editions of this book with varying contents. The main chapters include:
* I. Borders of Poland
* II. The shape of surface
* III. Mineral resources
* IV. Hydrography
* V. Climate, flora, fauna
* VI. Towns and villages
Some editions were accompanied by with
maps (drawn by Marcin Kromer himself) of:
* Rivers of Poland
* Cities of Poland
* Province of Warmia
Notes
External links
*English translation of excerpts: http://www.staropolska.pl/ang/renaissance/Kromer/polonia.php3
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