"Merionith Comitatus olim Pars Ordovicum", Saxton/Kip
Subject: Northern Wales
Period: 1610 (published)
Publication: Camden's Britannia
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12.7 x 10.4 inches
32.3 x 26.4 cm
This detailed map of the county of Merionethshire shows towns, rivers, mountains, and forested areas. The map is embellished with an ornate compass rose and a strapwork title cartouche that incorporates a distance scale. Saxton's and Kip's imprints appear as part of the cartouche. Published in the 1610 edition of Camden's Britannia, with no plate number or text on verso.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.CAMD-1c.
Condition: A
A crisp impression on a bright sheet with a coat of arms watermark and minor offsetting.
