[Zamość] CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596–1665) — *Samoscium*. Amsterdam: Valckenier, 1659/1660.

[Zamość] CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596–1665) — Samoscium. Amsterdam: Valckenier, 1659/1660.
Copperplate engraving, 108 × 134 mm, printed on a sheet of paper measuring 127 × 142 mm, verso blank. Folding crease, paper slightly discolored.
A detailed bird’s-eye view of Zamość, based on an earlier depiction of the city published by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg in their famous *Civitates Orbis Terrarum*. Unlike the panoramic views of other cities in this series, Zamość is depicted in a bird’s-eye view, with its famous star-shaped bastion fortifications clearly marked, along with a regular grid of streets and city blocks featuring houses topped with gables. The streets and fortifications are brought to life by small figures of soldiers and residents. A list of the eight most important buildings is provided in the lower left corner.
The view is part of a series of twenty city depictions included in Andreas Cellarius’s description of Poland and Lithuania, first published without illustrations in 1652, and subsequently reprinted with a map and city views in the Latin edition of 1659 and the Dutch edition of 1660. These views are among the earliest printed depictions of several Polish cities and constitute an important record of the urban landscape of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the mid-17th century.
An interesting early printed depiction of Zamość, distinguished by its accurate portrayal of the city’s famous Renaissance fortifications and its regular urban layout.