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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042679
Shelfmark:
EMS.s.615
Holding Institution:
National Library of Scotland
Title:
Orcadum et Shetlandiae insularum accuratissima descriptio.
Imprint:
Amstelodami : sumptibus, Ioannis Ianssonn, [1646]
Creator:
Jansson, Jan (b.1588, d.1664)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Creator:
Hondius, Hendrik (b.1597, d.1651)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Creator:
Blaeu, Joan (b.1596, d.1673)
Creator Role:
Mapmaker
Date:
1646
Description:
This map of the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands was published in 1636 by Henricus Hondius in Amsterdam in an English language version of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas. The original Mercator-Hondius Atlas had reached 20 editions by 1632. Many of the maps in the atlas were printed from engraved copper plates originally made by Mercator which the Hondius family had bought for use in their workshop. It was common for plates to be sold and reused for many years. This particular map was copied from a map printed by the rival map firm of Blaeu in 1630. Each of these family firms had the equipment and craftsmen for all processes including the engraving, printing, colouring and binding.
Work Type:
Printed map/plan
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured in outline
Subject Place:
Orkney
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Place:
Shetland
Reference:
Moir, D.G., Early maps of Scotland, v.2, 1983, p.214.
Rights Statement:
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
96560718
Repro Title:
Orcadum et Shetlandiae insularum accuratissima descriptio. [1 of 2]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
0042679c.tif
Repro Old ID Number:
00000987
Repro Capture Date:
01/08/2000 12:12:00

Orcadum et Shetlandiae insularum accuratissima descriptio. [1 of 2]

Orcadum et Shetlandiae insularum accuratissima descriptio. [1 of 2]