Old Map of British Isles According to the Geography of the Roman Empire, ca.1790

€ 180

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1790
Sheet size: 20.5 × 26 cm (8.1 × 10.2 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-13396-11

Condition

Age-related toning. Original folding lines. Shows some wear and soiling. Crease upper left, blank verso. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Insulae Britannicae'. Interesting map of Britain, Scotland, and Ireland. It shows a rudimentary outline of the islands according to the geography of the Roman Empire, after Caesar’s legions subjugated the numerous local tribes in the south. Several such groups are labeled in Latin across the image. Walls, major settlements (including Londinium) and prominent geographic features are also named.

Engraved by B. Baker. Published circa 1790.