Subject: Northern Ireland
Period: 1613 (circa)
Publication: Gerard Mercatoris Atlas…
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.5 x 13.3 inches
47 x 33.8 cm
Very lovely, decorative map of northern Ireland. This map was among five Irish maps Mercator designed for the second part of his Atlas. It is richly engraved with a moiré pattern in the seas and strong topographical features in the interior. The map is decorated with sailing ships and a sea monster and there is no title cartouche - only Mercator's imprint. Latin text on verso.
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Condition: B+
There is one small abrasion near the centerfold at left, a 1" tear adjacent to centerfold at bottom that has been closed on verso with tissue, and scattered foxing primarily confined to the blank margins. Remnants of hinge tape on verso.
