This fine map of England and Wales was introduced by Willem Blaeu in advance of the similar maps of his rivals Hondius and Jansson. The outline and place names are based on Speed. It is decorated with four ships, a scale of miles flanked by sheep and a cherub, and the coats of arms of England and Great Britain. Dutch text on verso.

References: Shirley (BI to 1650) #440; Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #5100:2.

Condition: B+

A dark impression with full contemporary color on a watermarked sheet with minor soiling and light printer's ink residue. There are a few edge tears at top that have been archivally repaired, and there is kraft tape along the far edges of the sheet on verso.