This fine map of England and Wales was introduced by Willem Blaeu in advance of the similar maps of his rivals Hondius and Jansson. The outline and place names are based on Speed. It is decorated with four ships, a scale of miles flanked by sheep and a cherub, and the coats of arms of England and Great Britain. There is a small crack in the plate extending from Somerset (southwest England) to the bottom border, as evidenced by the pooling of ink along the meridian. Blank verso.

References: Shirley (BI to 1650) #440; Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #5100:2.

Condition: B+

A nice impression on a mostly clean sheet with a centerfold separation at bottom that extends 2" into the image that has been closed on verso with old paper.