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Britannia insula quae duo regna continet Angliam et Scotiam cum Hibernia adiacente

Title
Britannia insula quae duo regna continet Angliam et Scotiam cum Hibernia adiacente.
Published
[Rome] : [s.n.], MDLVI [1556]
Physical Description
1 map ; 47.9 x 34.5 cm, on sheet 53.3 x 40.0 cm.
Cartographic Detail
Scale [ca. 1:3,100,000] (W 11°0ʹ0ʺ--E 4°30ʹ0ʺ/N 62°0ʹ0ʺ--N 49°0ʹ0ʺ)
Local Notes
BAC: British Art Center copy is uncolored.
Notes
A re-engraving, at a smaller size, of George Lily's map of the British Isles (first published in 1546), with a few minor alterations. In this version, the orientation is rotated so that north is at the top of the map.
The publisher and engraver are unidentified.
As this map bears a pontifical privilege, it probably was issued at Rome.
Variant and related titles
Britannia insvla qvae dvo regna continet Angliam et Scotiam cvm Hibernia adiacente
Format
Maps & GIS
Language
Latin
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Shirley, R.W. Early printed maps of the British Isles, 1477-1650 (1991 edition), 60
Lynam, E. The map of the British Isles of 1546, p. 6
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Maps - British Isles - 1556.
Maps - Great Britain - 1556.
Engravings - 1556.
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