Angliae, Scotiae, et Hiberniae, sive Britannica Insularum Descriptio. Double-page Map of England, Scotland and Ireland, with Royal Crest in upper right corner. Hand-Colored

by a later hand by Abraham Ortelius

$750 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

Image area 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches in 28 x 23 inch mat. Single crease down center, with one 1/2 inch spot worn through, otherwise a nice handsome map. Item #37978 Abraham Ortelius 1527-1598 was a Flemish geographer of German origin. His major work, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum 1570, with later revisions and addenda was the first modern atlas. It was based on contemporary charts and maps, and contained a collection of plates engraved by Franz

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