Britanniæ insulæ quæ nunc Angliæ et Scotiæ regna continet cum Hibernia adiacente nova descriptio [map] / Sebastianus a Regibus Clodiensis in æs incidebat.

Author
Lily, George, d. 1559 [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
Latin
Published/​Created
Romæ : [s.n.], 1558.
Description
  • Scale [ca. 1:2,700,000]. (W 11°06ʹ00ʺ--E 4°30ʹ00ʺ/N 62°00ʹ00ʺ--N 48°14ʹ00ʺ).
  • 1 map ; 38 x 53 cm.

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Special Collections - Rare Books Historic Map Collection HMC01.3134 D Alcove 20, Drawer 1 Browse related items Reading Room Request

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    Subject(s)
    Engraver
    Library of Congress genre(s)
    Getty AAT genre
    Notes
    • Relief shown pictorially.
    • Like the 1546 edition, preserves westward orientation.
    • Engraved by Sebastiano di Re.
    References
    Shirley, R.W. Early printed maps of the British Isles 63
    Other title(s)
    Britanniae insulae quae nunc Angliae et Scotiae regna continet cum Hibernia adiacente nova descriptio
    OCLC
    82842122
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