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86. Orbis Terrae Compendiosa Descriptio. Quam ex Magna Universali Mercatoris Domino Richardo Gartho, Geographie ac ceterarum bonarum artium amatori ac fautori summo, in veteris amicitie ac familiaritatis memoriam Rumoldus Mercator fieri curabat Aº. M.D. LXXXVII. Copper engraved with Original hand colour Mercator, Rumold Duisberg, Judocus Hondius, 1587. But 1623 impression 290 x 520 mm framed An impressive double hemisphere world map, reduced from Gerardus Mercator’s world map of 1569. It was originally published in Isaac Casaubon’s 1587 edition of Strabo’s Geographia, with columns of text engraved below the map. The work later appeared in editions of Mercator and Hondius’s atlases from 1595. The map depicts California as attached to the mainland, as well as the Northwest Passage. Terra Australis forms a huge land mass at the base of each hemisphere. A narrow sea appears between this and the South American continent. The two hemispheres are surrounded by elaborate borders, an armillary sphere and decorative compass rose. The Latin text on verso and the two cracks to the top of the printing plate suggest a 1620’s impression. R.W. Shirley The mapping of the World, map157 Condition: Framed in a wide Rosewood frame. Good clean impression with bold original hand colour. Pressed centre fold, light cracking to bottom margin not affecting printed area. [29681] £4,000
87. Insvlarvm Britannicarvm Acurata Delineatio Ex Geographicis Conatibus Abrahami Ortelii Copper engraving with hand colouring Jansson, Jan c. 1650 Image 387 x 503, Plate 392 x 509 mm, Sheet 441 x 557 mm framed Jan Jansson’s ‘Insvlarvm Britannicarvm Acurata Delineatio Ex Geographicis Conatibus Abrahami Ortelii’, as the title alludes, was based upon the 1579 map of the British Isles by the Flemish geographer and cartographer Abraham Ortelius. Ortelius, in turn, based his work upon the landmark Mercator map of the British Isles issued in 1564. He also augmented the designs of Christopher Saxton and Humphrey Llhuyd. Unusually oriented to the west, as was the usual case in the older Ptolemaic models, Jansson’s map is decorated with several sailing ships and an elaborate cartouche which bears the title. Three compass roses feature; and their lines emanate over the surface of the map. Drolleries, or small monsters, appear in the water between England and Ireland. Condition: Contains centre fold as issued. Excellent condition with wide margins. [29979] £950 88. The Kingdome of England Copper engraved with early hand colouring Speed, John 1611 382 x 510 mm framed A wonderful example of the first edition Speed map of England, with excellent early hand colouring. John Speed’s map of the Kingdom of England is flanked by images of a nobleman, a gentleman, a citizen, a country man and their wives. The map was published in the first edition of John Speed’s atlas in 1612 with a plate engraved by Jodocus Hondius. By 1630 the original plate had become worn and a new one was engraved by Abraham Goos and this was amended and updated in 1646. The 1646 date was added at the lower left, and appeared in editions thereafter. Condition: Some overall toning to sheet with light stains to the top right of map and the cartouche. [29739] £2,500 89. The River Avon from the Severn to the Citty of Bristoll Copper engraved with later hand colouring Captain Greenville Collins c. 1693 Image 395 x 915 mm mounted Captain Greenville Collins’s chart contains a fine title cartouche of the Avon Gorge being navigated by a sailing vessel, and the City of Bristol. Various ships are depicted in the water, whilst fathoms and a compass are also shown. Hachures illustrate relief amonst the coastal line and topography of the map. Most interestingly, the course of the River Avon is inverted, and flows from East to West, as opposed from West to East.
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