Ortelius, Abraham
Angliae Regni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio, Auctore Humfredo Lhuyd Denbygiense. 1573. Cum Privilegio.
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- Published: Platin , Antwerpen
- Published date: 1598
- Type: Antique Map, map
- Issue date: 1598
- Technique: Copper engraving / later handcolor
- Category: England
- Size: 384 by 473mm (15 by 18½ inches).
- Bibliography: Broe. 19 state 3/3;
- Stock number: 17479
- Condition: A strong impression in decorative hand color, the lower margin outside the image with a few ink stains.
Article description
Original copper engraving, published 1598 in a French text edition of the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum'. Finely hand-colored in wash and outline. The map is ornated a title cartouche in the upper left corner and a cartouche with a milage scale in the upper right side. Villages and towns are shown as miniature views. This map of England by Abraham Ortelius is based on the cartographic scource of 1568 after Humfred Lhuyd and Mercator's eight-sheet map of the British Isles of 1564.
Broe. 19 state 3/3;