Copperplate

G. Mercator : 4 items
G. Mercator    Atlas 1595
£695
46.5 x 35cm


England & Wales, also showing parts of the continental and Irish coasts. Original colour. Repair to bottom centrefold, but otherwise an excellent example of this decorative map. Mercator's Atlas (the first time the word was used to describe a volume of maps) was published in 3 parts beginning in 1585. The third and final part included maps of the British Isles for the first time, and was published by his son Rumold in 1595, the year after Mercator died.
Ref: BIS 880
 
G. Mercator    Atlas 1595
£895
41 x 32.5cm


The British Isles, also showing part of the continental coasts. Original colour in very good condition. Mercator's Atlas (the first time the word was used to describe a volume of maps) was published in 3 parts beginning in 1585. The third and final part included maps of the British Isles for the first time, and was published by his son Rumold in 1595, the year after Mercator died.
Ref: BIS 881
 
G. Mercator    Atlas 1595 - 1635
£275
47 x 34cm


The map shows the southern part of Ireland. Just before his death in 1594 Gerard Mercator had drawn and engraved a number of new maps of parts of the British Isles. His son Rumold included these in the 3rd part of the Atlas which he published in 1595. There were three new Irish maps - one of the island as a whole, one of the northern half, and this one of the southern half. These maps continued to be published in various editions of the Atlas until 1635.
Ref: IRL 1681
 
G. Mercator    Atlas 1595 - 1635
£275
47 x 34cm


The map shows the northern part of Ireland. Just before his death in 1594 Gerard Mercator had drawn and engraved a number of new maps of parts of the British Isles. His son Rumold included these in the 3rd part of the Atlas which he published in 1595. There were three new Irish maps - one of the island as a whole, this one of the northern half, and one of the southern half. These maps continued to be published in various editions of the Atlas until 1635.
Ref: IRL 1680