Britanniae Insulae Quae Nunc Angliae Et Scotiae ...
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This separately published map is a reduced-size version of George Lily's significant and renowned 1546 map of the British Isles. This version bears the imprint of Sebastiano di Re da Chioggia and differs from the 1546 original in that the coat of arms has been removed. Lily's map is one of the most distinguished early copperplate maps of the British Isles and formed the basis for many derivatives. Lily chose to orient north to the right of the page and also included a wealth of place names and interior detail - much more than Munster, whose outline of England and Wales is similar, had used. Lily's outline for Scotland is quite accurate, however, he shows Bristol as a minor settlement and does not mark Peterborough, Gloucester and Oxford as Episcopal sees. Shirley suggests this exclusion was due to recent conflict between Crown and Church. Lily was resident in Rome, where the map was published, as an exile at the Papal court. Perhaps this exclusion was evidence of his political and religious sympathies. As well as a source of historical and geographical interest, Lily's map is also a fine example of the artistry of Italian engraving at this time. A wonderful, important and very rare map from the 'Lafreri' school of cartography.
region: General Maps of Britain
mapmakers:
G.Lily
S.Di Re
place and date of publication:
Rome 1558
medium and colour:
copperplate, Uncoloured
ref:
34136
size in cms: 54 x 40 literature: Shirley, Early Printed Maps Of The British Isles, 63. Price: £ 25000 |
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