Subject: Scotland
Period: 1598 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.9 x 14.1 inches
48 x 35.8 cm
Based on Gerard Mercator's eight-sheet wall map of the British Isles from 1564, this folio-sized map of Scotland features numerous place names throughout. Adorned with an elaborate strapwork title cartouche and a small scale of miles cartouche. This is the first state, prior to stippling being added around sea names. French text on verso.
References: Van den Broecke #18.1; Moir, p. 24-26, & 164.
Condition: A
A dark impression on paper with a horn watermark, light printer's ink residue, and minor toning along the edges of the sheet. An old manuscript page number is in the bottom blank margin.
