Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae tabula; Amstelodami Ex Officina et sumptibus Henrici Hondij. Ao. Domini 1631. Full Details
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- Title:
- Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae tabula; Amstelodami Ex Officina et sumptibus Henrici Hondij. Ao. Domini 1631.
- Description:
- Relief shown pictorially. Inset map of Orcades Insulae (the Orkneys). A cherub sits on either side of the inset, each holding a cornucopia. Title cartouche has cherubim, vines, suits of armor, and a coat of arms at the top flanked by a unicorn and a lion wearing a crown. Vignette at right shows three mermaids, each bearing a flag with a coat of arms on it, and the leftmost one also holds a spiky conch shell. On the left side of the map, one ship fires its cannon at another. Date on the map reads 1631 but this map was included in a composite atlas published at a later date. This state was published in 1631 by Henricus Hondius. From the Appendix Atlas of the British Isles and Northern Europe, title created to represent a unique collection within the Clark Library, University of Michigan. 1 map: 37 x 51 cm.
- Creator:
- Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651, Hondius, Hendrik, 1597-1651. Appendix Atlas of the British Isles and Northern Europe, Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664. Appendix Atlas of the British Isles and Northern Europe, and Vignaud, Henry, 1830-1922, former owner.
- Provider:
- University of Michigan
- Resource Class:
- Maps
- Temporal Coverage:
- 1631
- Place:
- Rights:
- This map is in the public domain.
- Rights Holder:
- Please attribute access and use of this digitized map to the Stephen S. Clark Library, University of Michigan Library. https://www.lib.umich.edu/about-us/policies/copyright-policy
- Access Rights:
- Public
- Format:
- JPEG
- Language:
- English
- Date Added:
- 2021-04-16
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