Subject: Eastern England
Period: 1610 (published)
Publication: Camden's Britannia
Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.9 x 11.9 inches
35.3 x 30.2 cm
An early map of the county of Lincolnshire engraved by William Kip and based upon the famous survey by Christopher Saxton. The map shows the city of Lincoln to the left of center, with hundreds of tiny towns labeled. The map is adorned with two strapwork cartouches and a compass rose, which was added for the 1610 edition. There is no plate number at lower left.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.CAMD-1c.
Condition: B
Issued on watermarked paper with dampstaining and several printer's creases to the right of the centerfold.