"Anglesey Antiently called Mona, Described", Speed, John

Lovely map of the island in northern Wales, filled with many Welsh place-names and pictorial representations of topography. There is a spectacular compass rose orienting the map and beautifully engraved ships sailing the seas. The map is inset with a plan of Beaumaris, showing the famous castle and the surrounding countryside and sea, decorated with its own ships and sea monsters. A bold strapwork cartouche surmounts the map. Engraved by Jodocus Hondius, with the imprint of Roger Rea, published circa 1662. Related English text on the verso.

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Condition: B

Lovely impression and color, and good original margins. Centerfold repaired with a small amount of abrasion, and one printer's crease. There are a few short chips in the margins, not affecting the map.