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''Polonia sive de situ, populis, moribus, magistratibus et Republica regni Polonici libri duo'' is a book by Marcin Kromer, first published in
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in 1577 in
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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 extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
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
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s (drawn by Marcin Kromer himself) of: * Rivers of Poland * Cities of Poland * Province of Warmia


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*English translation of excerpts: http://www.staropolska.pl/ang/renaissance/Kromer/polonia.php3
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