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Ortelius map of England and Wales 1573
Ortelius map of England and Wales 1573
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Author: Ortelius, Abraham
Title: Angliae Regni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio, Auctore Humfredo Lhuyd Denbygiense
Place Published: Antwerp
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Date Published: 1573-
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Copper-engraved map, hand-colored (possibly later). 38x47 cm. (15x18½").

The first publication, by Abraham Ortelius, of the Welsh historian and topographer Humphrey Lluyd's important map of England and Wales, improving on the Mercator-Ortelius outline, and with notable decorative features. The map appeared in the first supplement to Ortelius' atlas in 1573, and in subsequent editions of the atlas perhaps as late as 1612. It is not known the exact date of issue of the present map. Karrow 50/3.1; Shirley 98 et seq., Plate 25.

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Verso repair at lower central crease, mild soiling, very good, attractive.
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