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ENGLAND and WALES
LHUYD (HUMPHREY) Angliae regni florentissimi nova descriptio, hand-coloured double-page engraved map, large cartouche flanked by allegorical figures surmounted by royal arms, ships and sea creatures in the sea, Latin text on verso, small tear without loss to base of centre-fold, 380 x 470mm., [Antwerp, Abraham Ortelius], 1573
Sold for £200 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Lhuyd made several improvements to the Mercator-Ortelius outline, especially to South Wales, however the Lleyn Peninsula remains substantially distorted.

Category: Books / Books, Maps and Manuscripts

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