'Britanniae Insulae Quae Nunc Angliae Et Scotiae Regna Continet Cum Hibernia Adiacente Nova Descriptio'

Date:
1546
Location:
Reference:
AO0826
Type:
Book/Volume
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Description

Bromide copy of a map of the British Isles, dated 1546. It is an historic document as it was the first map of the British Isles ever engraved, with the exception of those published in editions of Ptolemy's Geographia. It was produced by George Lily. There is an attached printed description by E Lynam (1934)

Content

This is part of the Series: ORD01/01 Ordnance Survey: Portfolios; within the Collection: ORD01 Ordnance Survey

Rights

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People & Organisations

Annotator: Lynam, E

Surveyor: Lily, George