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Angliae, Scotiae, et Hiberniae, sive Britannicarum Insularum Descriptio
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Angliae, Scotiae, et Hiberniae, sive Britannicarum Insularum Descriptio

Abraham Ortelius · Antwerp · Theatrum Orbis Terrarum · 1575

Ortelius's map of the British Isles from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

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Key Properties

Maker: Abraham Ortelius

Place: Antwerp

Date: 1575

Medium: Copper engraving, hand-coloured

Image: c. 49.5 × 34 cm

Condition

Available on request.

References & Bibliography

Van den Broecke; Shirley.

Description

Abraham Ortelius's finely engraved map of England, Scotland, Ireland and the adjacent islands from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas (first issued 1570). To fit the sheet the map is drawn with north to the right. A cornerstone of the golden age of Netherlandish cartography.

Provenance

Available on request.