The Ortelius/Lhuyd map of England
Angliae Regni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio, Auctore Humfredo Lhuyd Denbygiense. 1573
Antwerp, 1584, Latin text edition. Original colour. 380 x 470mm.
£1,250.00
Description
An important map of England and Wales, based on the manuscript map by the Welshman Humphrey Lhuyd, 1568, It is distinctive for the lifted sweep of south-west England. Engraved in 1573, this map was one of the first new maps added to Ortelius's 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' after the issue of the first edition of 1570.
Condition:
A good example.References:
VAN DEN BROECKE: 19, state 1 of 3, with two '60's in the scale.Related products
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