Category:Frederik den Femtes Atlas

Frederik den Femtes Atlas was a collection of maps and drawings, belonging to the Danish King Frederik V (1723-1766). The collection was iniated at the birth of Frederik, thanks to a gift by the minister Jacob Tilli, containing approximately 400 maps. During his lifetime, Frederik enlarged the collection, and it eventually contained 3,535 numbered plates. After his death, the plates were organized in 55 bound voulumes, now found in the Danish Royal Library. Source: http://wayback-01.kb.dk/wayback/20101030123536/http://www2.kb.dk//kb/dept/nbo/kob/Fr5Atlas/en.omfr5.htm