Germany (Germania)

A hand-colored copperplate engraving depicts a map titled "GERMANY," showing Central Europe during the late 16th or early 17th century. The map covers regions from the eastern coast of England and France in the west to Poland and Hungary in the east, and from the North Sea in the north to the Alps and northern Italy in the south.

Decorative elements include:
1. Title Cartouche (Top Left): The word "GERMANY" is set within a decorative strapwork frame with scrolls and architectural motifs.
2. Sailing Ship (Top Left): A detailed three-masted galleon sails in the German Ocean (North Sea) near the English coast.
3. Imperial Coat of Arms (Bottom Left): A large, ornate crest features the double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, wearing an imperial crown and holding a sword and scepter, surrounded by blue and gold scrollwork.
4. Scale Cartouche (Bottom Right): A strapwork frame contains a legend for German miles and a numerical table.
5. Geographical Features: Cities are marked by small red-roofed building clusters. Forests are depicted with clusters of green trees, and mountain ranges (like the Alps) are drawn in profile. Major rivers are highlighted in blue.

NORTH

EAST

SOUTH

WEST

The scale table provides conversions for magna large, mediocria medium, and parva small German miles.

Major Regional Labels:

• West & Coastal: Part of England, German Ocean, Frisia, Holland, Flanders, Brabant, Hainaut, Artois, Part of Picardy, Part of France, Lorraine.
• Central Germany: Westphalia, Hesse, Saxony, Thuringia, Meissen, Franconia, Swabia, Bavaria, Bohemia.
• Eastern Regions: Pomerania, Prussia, Part of Poland, Silesia, Moravia, Part of Austria, Part of Hungary.
• Southern Regions: Switzerland, Burgundy, Savoy, Tyrol.

Major Rivers:

• Rhine
• Danube
• Elbe
• Weser
• Oder
• Vistula
• Ems
• Meuse
• Moselle