Subject: Central Scotland
Period: 1654 (published)
Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Color: Hand Color
Size:
20.6 x 16.5 inches
52.3 x 41.9 cm
This superb map focuses on the county of Fife and the Firth of Forth. Dozens of tiny towns are identified, with larger cities depicted as miniature bird's-eye plans. Edinburgh is illustrated in a tiny vignette at bottom. The map is handsomely adorned with two cartouches, one of which dedicates the map to John Crawford. Latin text on verso.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol II) #5841:2.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression on a bright sheet with minor foxing, a bit of show-through of text on verso, and archival repairs on recto along the centerfold at bottom.