Orcadum et Shetlandiae insularum accuratissima descriptio.
Jansson, Jan,1588-1664.
Amstelodami : sumptibus, Ioannis Ianssonn,
[1646]
Comprises 2 panels : Orkney, 368 x 265 mm. -- Shetland, 363 x 198 mm.
Relief shown pictorially.
Features include ships ; fishing boats ; settlements ; ecclesiastical buildings.
Thin yellow border surrounds edge of map.
Ornate title cartouche with crest featuring Scottish lion.
French text on verso consists of a description of Orkney and Shetland on [p.] 27 and the last page of a chapter on the Isles of Scotland [p.] 28.
Date cataloguer supplied from RSGS and Moir, and NLS.
First issued by Hondius in 1636.
RSGS and Moir "The early maps of Scotland",
Held at National Library of Scotland.