Subject: Northern Ireland
Period: 1619 (published)
Publication: Gerardi Mercatoris - Atlas sive Cosmographicae…
Color: Hand Color
Size:
15 x 13.8 inches
38.1 x 35.1 cm
Superb early map covering Down and Antrim Counties in Northern Ireland. This was one of five Irish maps Gerard Mercator designed for the second part of his Atlas. It is beautifully engraved with a moiré pattern in the sea, strong topographical features in the interior, and ornamented with a title cartouche incorporating the distance scale. French text on verso.
References: Law, p. 21; Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #5941:1.1.
Condition: B+
Nice impression with full contemporary color on a lightly toned sheet with a coat of arms watermark and marginal foxing. There are a few tiny tears along the edges of the sheet.
