Subject: Ireland & England
Period: 1681 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
22.6 x 19.4 inches
57.4 x 49.3 cm
Large sea chart covering St. George's Channel with the coasts of Ireland and England. Nice detail of the coastlines and islands including anchorages and soundings. Rhumb lines, sailing ships, and compass roses adorn the map and the title cartouche features a boy and two dogs.
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Condition: B+
A slightly uneven impression, especially around the cartouche, on watermarked paper with excess printer's ink along the centerfold.