Superbly decorated map of Scotland including the Orkney and Hebrides Islands, based on Visscher, per the title. The map is filled with superb detail of towns, cities, markets, universities, and meticulously rendered topography. A decorative distance scale supports putti and the royal coat of arms of Scotland, while the title cartouche features the royal coat of arms of Britain, and the mythical figures of Mercury (messenger of the gods) and Ceres (symbolizing abundance).

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Condition: B+

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with full contemporary color in the map and later color in the cartouches. There is minor toning along the centerfold, light soiling, and a printer's crease just above the centerfold at left. There is an archivally repaired tear that enters 3" into image at left towards the northern end of the Outer Hebrides.