Map of Iceland

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Antique map of Žóršur Žorlįksson, 1670.
Bishop Žóršur Žorlįksson was the grandson of Gušbrandur Žorlįksson, the creator of the first map of Iceland in 1590. He was one of the most learned men in Iceland and he had a keen interest in geography, astronomy and cartography. Žóršur made three maps of Iceland, two dating from 1668 and the third from 1670. It includes a dedication to the Danish king written in elaborate writing in the bottom left-hand corner along with the coat-of-arms and crown. In the top right-hand corner there is the Icelandic coat-of-arms, a crowned cod being borne aloft by two birds.

The map was originally sent to the king but was later lent to Įrni Magnśsson when he was sent as a representative to Iceland in 1702. Today the map is preserved in the Įrni Magnśsson Institute in Copenhagen.
Actual size of map: 66 x 54 cm.

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