Scotia Septentrionalis.
Jansson, Jan,1588-1664.Atlas Minor Gerardi Mercatoris.
[Amsterdam : Jansson,
1630]
Scale statement reads "Miliaria Scotica" 40 = 24 mm.
Relief shown pictorially.
Hand coloured boundaries.and islands.
"Beschryvinghe van Noord-Schotlandt" at head.
Mark or printer's device found at foot.
Pagination: "67" at top right hand corner.
Features include regions outlined, settlements and lochs.
Has watermark in fleur-de-lys style.
Verso has Dutch text on verso in two columns, "68" top left.
Published for inclusion in Jansson's "Atlas Minor Gerardi Mercatoris".
"Atlas Minor" first published in 1607 including these maps; it subsequently was published in Latin, Dutch, French and German, with some London editions until at least 1650.
RSGS and Moir "The early maps of Scotland",
Koeman
Mainland Scotland north of the Firth of Tay, Western Isles and Orkney.
Charlotte Smith Collection.