Przedborz History and Geography and and Philatelic History

The small map is a detail from Euriskodata map #0411026,
a 1785 map of (first) partioned Poland by Robert Sayer, Fleet St,
London. The yellow lines are the various voivoidships,
or "palatinates" as he calls them. Click here to view the map label,
or here to see a slightly later full-screen map of Poland,
Western Russia, etc. (Euriskodata map #4536019: J.V. Seaman,
Pearl St., New York.)
The thin double line probably marks the post road from Warsaw to
Krakow, then on to Vienna, Rome, Venice. Contrary to the suggestion
by Lana [1992], the map does not show the road as continuing to
Wilno (AKA Vilna, Vilnius) but maybe the map is in error.
Przedbórz's geographical coordinations are approx. 51° 05' 16" N,
19° 52' 26" E
According to Wikipedia (July 2010), the other three Przedbórz's are at the following geographical coordinates:
1. Przedbórz, "a village in ... Gmina Strzelno, within Mogilno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland", 52°34'42"N, 18°8'19"E
2. Przedbórz, "a village in ... Gmina Kolbuszowa, within Kolbuszowa County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland", 50° 10' 51" N, 21° 45' 37" E
3. Przedbórz, "a village in ... Gmina Starozreby, within Plock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland", 52°39'N, 20°3'E
I couldn't easily find the populations of these villages.
Driving Directions (per Google Maps, 4 May 2012):
1. From Warsawa, take E67 Southwest to Piotrków Trybulanski, then route 742 SSE to Przedbórz, about 180 km (110 mi.) total.
2. From Krakow, take E77 North to Jedrzejow, then route 742 NE to Przedbórz, about 150 km (90 mi.) total.
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