Insulæ Flandricæ olim Asores Dictæ.

£250 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

Detailed map of the Azores island group, a useful calling point for ships to stop to resupply; the islands also had a contemporary significance: early European mapmakers often measured Longitude from the Meridian of Ferro.

• Year: 1660

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