Subject: Southwestern England & Wales
Period: 1630 (published)
Publication: Atlas Minor
Color: Hand Color
Size:
8 x 5.7 inches
20.3 x 14.5 cm
A handsome little map of southwest England, describing Cornwall and south Wales. It is adorned with strapwork title and scale of miles cartouches. French text on verso.
This map was re-engraved for Jan Jansson's editions of the Atlas Minor, published in 5 editions between 1628-48. The copperplates for the original Atlas Minor editions published by Hondius were sold to parties in England between 1621-25. Jansson commissioned Pieter van den Keere and Abraham Goos to engrave new plates, which were close copies of the original editions.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. III) #5112:352.1.
Condition: A
A nice impression with light toning and minor damp stains confined to the blank margins.