The Ortelius/Lhuyd map of England
ORTELIUS, Abraham.
Angliae Regni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio, Auctore Humfredo Lhuyd Denbygiense. 1573
Antwerp, 1584, Latin text edition. Original colour. 380 x 470mm.
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.
VAN DEN BROECKE: 19, state 1 of 3, with two '60's in the scale.
Stock ID : 22262
£1,250
£1,250
The Ortelius/Lhuyd map of England
ORTELIUS, Abraham.
Angliae Regni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio, Auctore Humfredo Lhuyd Denbygiense. 1573
Antwerp, 1584, Latin text edition. Original colour. 380 x 470mm.
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.
VAN DEN BROECKE: 19, state 1 of 3, with two '60's in the scale.
Stock ID : 22262
£1,250
£1,250