Magna Britannia Complectens Angliae, Scotiae Et Hiberniae ...
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Homann's map of the British Isles has a complicated printing history, due in part to its popularity. The plate's history can be traced by the changes made to the elaborate title cartouche, which presides over the British Isles. This map is printed from the first of two plates that were used between c.1707 and the 1730s, and shows the portrait of Queen Anne. Two lines from Ovid above the portrait identify this example as the second state. Putti support the banner of dedication and the female form of Europe personified sits with a globe and open arms offering herself to Queen Anne. A very decorative and finely engraved map.
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