Eboracensis Comitatus (evius Incolae olim Brigantes appellabantu) pars Orientalis vulgo East Riding

Beschreibung:

The earliest printed map dedicated solely to the East Riding. Early seventeenth century. Engraving with contemporary hand-colouring on laid paper. Sheet size: 24.9 cm x 29.7 cm. A finely engraved and highly decorative early map of the East Riding of Yorkshire derived from the ground-breaking county surveys of Christopher Saxton, widely regarded as the father of English cartography. The map was engraved by the Scottish engraver William Hole and forms part of the important early seventeenth-century tradition of reinterpreting Saxton's foundational surveys for a new generation of British atlases and geographical publications. Edition not evident. Blank verso. Date: c.1610. A strong impression with contemporary or near-contemporary hand-colouring. Historic central fold as issued. Chips to the margins. Map stained. In good only condition. Scarce. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 003658

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