Troy in Småland, Urshult Parish — Rudbeck

An extraordinary 17th-century map from Olof Rudbeck's controversial Atlantica, illustrating the supposed site of ancient Troy in Småland, Sweden.

Drawn and engraved by Olof Rudbeck the Elder. From Atland eller Manheim (Atlantica), Volume I. Published in Uppsala, 1679.

Rudbeck's monumental but pseudoscientific work argued that Sweden was the original Atlantis and the cradle of Western civilisation. This map, depicting Lake Håfveltan and surrounding parishes, was central to his theory of Troy's Swedish location, blending historical geography with speculative archaeology.

Copperplate engraving. Sheet size approximately 40.0 × 50.0 cm. Very Good.