Middelsexiae, cum Hertfordiae, Comitatu Midlesex & Hertford Shire (Middlesex & Hertfordshire)

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Original hand coloured copper engraved map of Middlesex and Hertfordshire. 540 mm x 420 mm. Most attractive and unusual map of the county of Middlesex and Hertfordshire engraved on the same plate. Coats of arms, decorative cartouches and mileage marker. Intriguingly, North is orientated to the right. Latin text on verso. Circa 1646 novus atlas sive theatrum orbis terrarum. No unusually there are some vertical crease marks towards the centerfold. Jansson was the first person to coin the term 'Atlas' for a collection of maps (Batten and Bennett 11). N° de ref. del artículo 003194

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