First folio altas map of Europe to be engraved & published in England
BLOME, Richard.
A Mapp of Europe..
London, 1669. 395 x 555mm.
Narrow margins as issued
Decorative map of Europe dedicated to James, Duke of York who became James II after the death of his brother Charles II. Engraved by Francis Lamb and published only three years after the Great Fire of London, it is the first folio-size map of Europe to be engraved and published by an Englishman. (John Speed's maps were engraved in Amsterdam.)
Stock ID : 15151
£850
£850
First folio altas map of Europe to be engraved & published in England
BLOME, Richard.
A Mapp of Europe..
London, 1669. 395 x 555mm.
Narrow margins as issued
Decorative map of Europe dedicated to James, Duke of York who became James II after the death of his brother Charles II. Engraved by Francis Lamb and published only three years after the Great Fire of London, it is the first folio-size map of Europe to be engraved and published by an Englishman. (John Speed's maps were engraved in Amsterdam.)
Stock ID : 15151
£850
£850