Very decorative small map of Britain showing counties and major cities. A decorative inset at upper right depicts the Orkney Islands. Embellished with a compass rose, distance scale with two angels, and a title cartouche featuring the royal coat of arms and a soldier.

Cluver's Introductio in Universam Geographicam was a popular atlas, appearing in over 45 editions during a 100-year period. The first edition was published without maps in the 1620s, and the first edition to include maps was published circa 1641. The various editions were published in different cities throughout Europe, including Amsterdam, Nuremberg, and London, often with new sets of maps engraved. This map is from an edition published in Amsterdam by Joannem Pauli with maps by Jan Wolters.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.CLUV-8b.

Condition: A

A dark impression, issued folding on a sheet with a hint of offsetting and a few spots in the blank margins.