The uncommon Spanish edition of Blaeu’s map of Hertfordshire
Hertfordia Comitatus, Vernacule Hertfordshire.
Amsterdam, 1662, Spanish text edition. Original colour. 380 x 535mm.
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A very decorative 17th century map of Hertfordshire, with elaborate cartouches for the title and scale, the royal arms and a pillar for the shields of the local nobles.
The map was first published in 1645, during the English Civil War: this example comes from the only Spanish edition. the 'Atlas Major' of 1658-62.
