British Isles--Keere, P. van den.

Estimate

2,500 - 3,000 GBP

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Description

Angliae, Scotiae, et Hiberniae, sive Britannicar: insularum descriptio... 1621. Amsterdam, [1630], 350 x 495mm., double-page engraved general map, light discoloration at fold

Literature

Shirley, British Isles 374

Catalogue Note

A reissue of van den Keere's map of 1604. An elaborate map, very similar to that of Ortelius's from 1570, showing the British Isles under the newly installed James I with portraits of himself and his family and a large coat of arms in their Stuart form.