Playfair’s Map of Ancient Gaul
SKU: 5338
£45.00
Title:
Playfair’s Map of Ancient Gaul
Date of publication:
c.1821
Printed Measurement:
48 x 59.5 cm
Publisher(s):
Colour:
original
Mapmaker(s):
Gallia
Steel engraving, 48 x 59.5 cm, original hand-colour, blank verso, a map of ancient Gaul, prepared for Playfair’s New General Atlas. Playfair (1738-1819) was Historiographer to the Prince of Wales and Rector of St Andrews; a comprehensively revised edition of his atlas, "elegantly engraved by the most eminent artists" was published posthumously.