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GLOUCESTERSHIRE (Glocestria Ducatus)
Description
Elaborate title and scale cartouche embellished with shepherds and shepherdesses tending their flock etc. Royal arms and Arms of England. Ten shields bearing coats of arms of the nobility of the County and two blank shields these were most likely for the owners of the original maps to adorn with their own arms or a friends arms.
The engraved size approx. 410 x 495mm. with wide margins and with normal centre fold.
Renowned in the seventeenth century the name of BLAEU was known as the foremost mapmakers of their time, not only in their native Holland but stretching into most of Europe and even further where magnificent specimens of their atlases were being sent as lavish gifts to Oriental rulers etc.
The majority of Blaeu’s maps have elaborate title cartouches usually displaying some characteristic of the county and an ornate scale of miles, and generally most of Blaeu's maps are adorned with large shields bearing coats of arms of the nobility of the county, and on coastal counties galleons or ships usually adorn the sea.
This is a superb and scarce facsimile from his atlas published in 1645 and is most appealing and gives the great feeling of antiquity.
It has been said that a map by Blaeu, possibly more than that of any other mapmaker, makes one grasp how enjoyable the skill of mapmaking can be, his meticulous execution makes these maps a delight to own.
These superb maps, when mounted and framed, make very attractive items of history, adorn any wall and make excellent conversation pieces.
SCOTLAND & IRELAND
A further volume devoted to Scotland and Ireland was published in 1654 which contained a further 55 maps, 49 of which dealt with Scotland and 6 Ireland. The majority of the maps are the results of a survey carried out by Timothy Pont in the 16th and 17th century.
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