Subject: Ireland
Period: 1745 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.5 x 22.5 inches
49.5 x 57.2 cm
A spectacular map of Ireland based on Visscher's similar map, but with entirely original decorations. The title cartouche supports the royal British arms and the large pictorial cartouche at bottom presents a bucolic scene of Mercury with herdsmen, shepherds and fishermen and supports the Irish coat of arms.
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Condition: B
Bold original color with a small abrasion in eastern Munster, two tiny holes along centerfold, and light toning along centerfold. Light foxing primarily confined to blank margins.