"Anglia", Mercator/Hondius
Subject: England & Wales
Period: 1613 (published)
Publication: Atlas Minor
Color: Hand Color
Size:
7.3 x 5.4 inches
18.5 x 13.7 cm
Nicely engraved small map of England and Wales derived from Mercator's map of 1595. Part of Ireland is shown across the Irish Sea, and the coast of Belgium is shown as well. The map is adorned with a strapwork title cartouche and a scale of miles drawn diagonally across northern Ireland. French text on verso.
References: Shirley (BI to 1650) #312; Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #5100:351.
Condition: A
A dark impression with some printer's ink residue in Ireland and in the margin at bottom right, as well as light toning along the edges of the sheet.
