Bertius’ Map of Southwestern Germany Printed Area Measurement_25 x 33 cm with Duke Henry

with Duke Henry

This detailed ward plan of Rotherhithe was commissioned towards the end of his life by Richard Blome (1635-1705) for a proposed Survey or description of the citties of London and Westm[inste]

gift to D Hughes from the Rev R

slight spotting

and folding into original cloth slipcase with publisher’s printed label

Bertius’ Map of Southwestern Germany Printed Area Measurement_25 x 33 cm with Duke HenryThis map of Southwestern Germany is from the first edition of Tabularum geographicarum contractarum libri, a geographical work which is normally catalogued under the name of its author, Bertius. The maps are generally reduced from the cartography in the folio Mercator Hondius atlas, and were mostly engraved by Jodocus Hondius, eldest son of the printer, who also bears the same name. Geoffrey King calls them "undoubtedly the finest set of miniature