COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL19011037
Reference Number:
R233146
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Angliae, Scotiae, et Hiberniae, siue Britannicar: insularum descriptio
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Theatrum orbis terrarum. French
Creator:
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
Creator Role:
Cartographer
Creator:
Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
1581
Publication Details:
Antwerp : Plantin
Page/Sheet:
Recto
Image Sequence Number:
001
Image Sequence Total:
002
Description:
Is part of Théâtre de l'vnivers : contenant les cartes de tout le monde (1581)
Approximate scale calculated from scale bar at foot of map (1 in. = ca. 40 miles).
A bifolium from the French translation of Ortelius' Theatrum orbis terrarum (Théâtre de l'vnivers ). With French text on a half of verso (i.e. page 8 of original atlas), headed "Les isles Britanniques." All text on the map itself is in the original Latin.
Relief shown pictorially.
Oriented with west at the top of sheet.
Text panel at lower right with a decorative cartouche and text beginning "Britannia oim insularum ..."
English royal coat of arms at top left of sheet.
Approximate scale calculated from scale bar at foot of map (1 in. = ca. 40 miles).
A bifolium from the French translation of Ortelius' Theatrum orbis terrarum (Théâtre de l'vnivers ). With French text on a half of verso (i.e. page 8 of original atlas), headed "Les isles Britanniques." All text on the map itself is in the original Latin.
Relief shown pictorially.
Oriented with west at the top of sheet.
Text panel at lower right with a decorative cartouche and text beginning "Britannia oim insularum ..."
English royal coat of arms at top left of sheet.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language Name:
English
Subject:
Great Britain (England)--Maps
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Maps
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
16th Century CE
Places Covered:
Great Britain : England
Item Height:
400 mm
Item Width:
560 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2019-01-14
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2019-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
