Subject: Britain
Period: 1789 (circa)
Publication: Schauplatz der funf Theile der Welt
Color: Hand Color
Size:
11 x 8 inches
27.9 x 20.3 cm
Fran von Reilly was a Viennese art dealer and map publisher who assembled three atlases between 1789-99. Sizes vary slightly.
1) Die Gegend um London Nro. 84 is a map of London extending to Essex, Surrey and Middlesex. The map has good detail and is decorated with a title cartouche upheld by two putti.
2) General Karte von Grossbritannien und Ireland Nro. 78 is a handsome map of the British Isles with good detail, including an inset of the Shetland Islands. It is decorated with a title cartouche styled as a tablet within a landscape.
3) Des Konigreichs England Westlicher Theil… Nro. 82 is a detailed map of western England.
4) Des Konigreichs England Sudlicher Theil… Nro. 80 shows southern England, with the tip of Cornwall shown in inset.
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Condition: A
All maps very good with nice impressions, original color and wide margins. One or two minor spots in the maps.