Dorset County England - Blaeu 1646
- Old Great Britain Map - Dorset County, England - Blaeu 1646 - This is an exquisite full-color Reproduction printed on high-quality gloss paper, art paper or canvas.
Print Size: 23.00 x 29.42 inches
The following towns are featured: a well engraved and detailed map of the county of Dorset with Spanish text to the verso. A comment from R. Baynton-Williams book Investing in Maps states that it is The finest Dutch map publishers were the Blaeu family, and they hold the title of mapmakers supreme for any period of cartographical history. Willem Janszoon Blaeu was the founder of the Blaeu publishing house. In 1634 he commenced publication of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum or Novus Atlas and on his death he was succeeded by his son Johannes. Johannes continuously enlarged and updated until 1658, including the addition of a separate volume devoted to England and Wales. This map is part of that volume.
This Map is Situated in: England, United Kingdom.
SKU: ITDO0002
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