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title: Poland-Lithuania at its Greatest Extent, 1619
author: Samotny Wędrowiec
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20669/poland-lithuania-at-its-greatest-extent-1619/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-07-18
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# Poland-Lithuania at its Greatest Extent, 1619
_Authored by Samotny Wędrowiec_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20669.png)
## Image Caption
A map showing the Polish-Lithuanian Republic at its greatest territorial extent (mid-1600s), superimposed onto modern state boundaries, by Samotny Wędrowiec.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Wędrowiec, S. (2025, July 18). Poland-Lithuania at its Greatest Extent, 1619. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Wędrowiec, Samotny. "Poland-Lithuania at its Greatest Extent, 1619." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 18, 2025. .
### MLA
Wędrowiec, Samotny. "Poland-Lithuania at its Greatest Extent, 1619." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Jul 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polish-Lithuanian_Commonwealth_at_its_maximum_extent.svg) by [**Samotny Wędrowiec**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polish-Lithuanian_Commonwealth_at_its_maximum_extent.svg). Submitted by [Isaac Toman Grief](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/isaactomangrief/ "User Page: Isaac Toman Grief"), published on 18 July 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.