Blaeu, Johannes
Britannia prout divisa fuit temporibus Anglo-Saxonum praesertim durante illorum Heptarchia
£819
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 07 February 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
[Amsterdam: 1645], engraved map hand-coloured in outline, engraved panel to either side depicting early Anglo-Saxon rulers, small repair to 'The British Ocean' at foot, and restoration to lowest right hand panel
Footnote
One of the most decorative maps of the British Isles, first published in 1645, which shows England before the Norman Conquests of 1066, with the country divided into the seven Saxon kingdoms.