This exceptional map was based on Mercator's 1564 wall map of the British Isles and is presented with west oriented to the top. This is the first map of Ireland to include any geographic details; its predecessors being crudely drawn Italian maps. It is divided into counties and shows towns, rivers, lakes, forests, coastal islands and a host of other details. There are several Latin annotations throughout the map. The map is typical of Ortelius' refined, yet ebullient style with bold strapwork title and scale cartouches and a pair of ships in the stormy sea off the northern coastline. This is the third state, with reworking of the hatching along the coastline. Spanish text on verso.

References: Law, pp 6-9; Van den Broecke #22.3.

Condition: A

A sharp impression on a watermarked sheet with minor toning and marginal soiling.