Laurie & Whittle’s German Dominions of the King of Great Britain

German Dominions of the King of Great Britain; Comprized under the name of Electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg and including the Dutchies of Bremen, Verden, Lunenburg-Zell, Calenberg and Grubenhagen

This map of northwestern Germany was published in Thomas Kitchin’s ‘A General Atlas’.

Kitchin died in 1784, but his name continued to appear although the atlas was published by Robert Sayer and his successors, Laurie and Whittle. Although he never visited, George III retained his heriditary role as Elector of Hanover (becoming King of Hanover after the Napoleonic Wars) and the personal union between the British crown and Hanover survived until the accession of Queen Victoria.

Condition & Materials

Copper engraving, 59 x 52.5 cm, original hand colour in outline with modern additions, blank verso.