Britannia insula quae duo regna continet Angliam et Scotiam cum Hibernia adiacente.
Alternate Title(s):
Britannia insvla qvae dvo regna continet Angliam et Scotiam cvm Hibernia adiacente
Published / Created:
[Rome] : [s.n.], MDLVI [1556]
Physical Description:
1 map ; 47.9 x 34.5 cm, on sheet 53.3 x 40.0 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:584347
Classification:
Maps & Atlas (printed)
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:3,100,000] -- (W 11°0ʹ0ʺ--E 4°30ʹ0ʺ/N 62°0ʹ0ʺ--N 49°0ʹ0ʺ)
Notes:
A re-engraving, at a smaller size, of George Lily's map of the British Isles (first published in 1546), with a few minor alterations. In this version, the orientation is rotated so that north is at the top of the map.
Subject Terms:
British Isles -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. | Great Britain -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Form/Genre:
Maps -- British Isles -- 1556. | Maps -- Great Britain -- 1556. | Engravings -- 1556.