British Isles.- Ortelius (Abraham) Angliae, Scotiae, et
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British Isles.- Ortelius (Abraham) Angliae, Scotiae, et Hiberniae, sive Britannicar Insularum Descriptio, Ortelius' earliest map of Britain, oriented with north to the right, and embellished with two ornate strapwork cartouches, a royal coat of arms, a compass and scale, and five sailing ships, engraving with hand-colouring on laid paper with watermark of crossed arrows, platemark 345 x 500 mm (13 1/2 x 19 3/4 in), sheet 405 x 560 mm (16 3/4 x 22 in), Latin text verso, central vertical fold with repaired splitting and small area of loss to border restored in facsimile, handling creases and cockling to sheet, surface dirt, small nicks to edges, unframed, [circa 1570 or slightly later]
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British Isles.- Ortelius (Abraham) Angliae, Scotiae, et
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