Weigel's Map of the British Isles
SKU: 9673
£375.00
Title:
Weigel's Map of the British Isles
Date of publication:
1718
Place of publication:
Nuremberg
Colour:
original
Mapmaker(s):
Christoph Weigel's map of the British Isles was published in Samuel Faber’s ‘Atlas Scolasticus’.
The cartouche is derived from Visscher, featuring a portrait of George I and an allegorical image of Hercules defeating the Hydra.
Condition & Materials
Copper engraving, 27.7 x 34.5 cm, original hand colour, one or two trivial spots and stains, blank vers
References
Shirley, Maps of the British Isles, Weigel 1
Anglia, Scotia & Hibernia