Britanicae Insulae (3 results)

Uncoloured; slight marginal water staining, overall a good example. Set in a page of text, this map of the British Isles was first published by Giovanni Magini in 1596. At some stage the plates were sold and acquired by Lasor who republished in the early 18th century along with other plates by Valgrisi, Ruscelli and other Italian map makers.

Uncoloured; fine condition. The precise attribution of this 'modern' map of the Biitish Isles, set in a page of text, is vague, it is often given as the work of Giovanni Magini, others say Girolamo Porro. It follows loosely the outline of the Mercator - Ortelius representations, but with a stunted outline for Scotland. Although it first appearred in 1596, this example probably came from the Italian work 'Studium Sapientiae Universale published in 1657.

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Antique map of Great Britain and Ireland. Title above the map. Latin text on the back. Hand-coloured copper engraving, published in Padua in "Universus Terrarum Orbis (.)," Alphonso Lasor à Varea. Dimensions (image): 14 x 18 cm.