Blank on verso., Cartouche in lower right corner begins: "Islandia insula, iacet sub Polo Arctico ...", From unidentified edition of Ortelius's Theatrum orbis terrarum., Relief indicated pictorially., and Watermark.
Subject (Geographic):
Iceland--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name):
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598. Theatrum orbis terrarum
Bar scales given in "milliaria Anglica communia," "milliaria Anglica parva," and "milliaria Germanica communia.", From Joan Blaeu's Latin edition of Theatrum orbis terrarum (1648)., In Latin on verso, with caption title "Britannia," signature A, and paginated 1-2., Relief shown pictorially., Watermark., and With inset map "Orcades insulae."
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name):
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673 and Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673. Theatrum orbis terrarum.
"Cum Privilegio D.D. Ordinum Holl. Westfriliegs.", According to P.D. Burden, Mapping of North America, this is the seventh state of de Wit's map of America, with a new title engraved adding the privilege statement, lower case letters inserted between the latitude numbers and upper case letters between the longitude, and the longitudinal line 338° bearing a bad plate crack in the souther hemipshere, with an erased compass rose at the junction of 338° longitude and 10° north latitude., Appears in various editions of Wit's Atlas., Baked with paper., Number "2" in upper right corner., Prime meridian: Ferro., Relief shown pictorially., and Watermark.
Subject (Geographic):
America--Maps--Early works to 1800. and Western Hemisphere--Maps--Early works to 1800.