Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae Nova Descriptio
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item:- British Library : Maps 183.r.2 |
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Facsimile map, Angliae, Scotiae et Hiberniae Nova
Descriptio, scale about 14 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard
Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, 1564.
In 8 pieces; no.2 of a set of 3 facsimile maps published 1891; plates 6 and 7 include Westmorland, Cumberland etc. |
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| map feature:- | scroll cartouche & coat of arms, royal & labelled borders (West, Nord, Oost, Zuyd) & up is W & scale line & sea pecked & coast shaded & rivers & lakes (in Scotland, not in The Lakes) & relief & hillocks & county & settlements | |
| inscription:- |
printed title cartouche, upper centre
ANGLIAE SCOTIAE / & Hiberniae nova descriptio |
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printed lower
Absolutum & / evulgatum Duys / burgi anno Do / mini 1564 |
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printed with scale line
Scala miliarium Anglicorum |
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| scale line:- | 50 miles = 90.0 mm | |
| inscription:- |
printed cover page of set of maps
DREI KARTEN / VON / GERHARD MERCATOR / EUROPA - BRITISCHE INSELN - WELTKARTE / FACSIMILE-LICHTDRUCK / NACH DEN ORIGINALEN DER STADTBIBLIOTHEK ZU BRESLAU / HERGESTELLT VON DER REICHSDRUCKEREI / HERAUSGEGEBEN / VON DER / GESELLSCHAFT FUR ERDKUNDE ZU BERLIN / 41 TAFELN / LONDON E.C.SAMPSON LOW & Co. Fleet Street / ... / 1891 |
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printed cover page of no.2
II / BRITISCHE / INSELN / 1564 / 8 BLATT / ... |
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| wxh, sheet:- | 256x90cm (estimate) | |
| wxh, map:- | 1284x891mm (estimate) | |
| scale:- | 1 to 900000 ? (1 to 894080 from scale line assuming a statute mile) | |
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