Subject: Britain
Period: 1789 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
28.3 x 21.3 inches
71.9 x 54.1 cm
This fine, large-scale map of the British Isles credits its cartography to Thomas Kitchin. It features a large inset of the Shetland and Orkney Islands at top right. The map is filled with details including counties, cities, towns, villages, roads, and topography. A legend below the inset provides an English-French dictionary of geographical terms, and a large table at left shows the political divisions. The title is enclosed in a decorative cartouche with a maritime theme.
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Condition: A
A crisp impression with contemporary outline color on a sheet with the watermark of the Maltese cross encircled by rosary beads. There is some minor extraneous creasing at the top of the map.