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Old Map of the UK & Ireland, Insets of Orkney, Shetland and Faroe Islands, 1786

About the Item

Title: "Les Isles Britanniques qui contiennent les Royaumes d'Angleterre, Escosse, et Irlande". Hand-colored engraved map with 2 (large) decorative cartouches, inset map of the Orkney, Shetland and Faroe Islands. Published in Amsterdam by J.B. Elwe, in 1786. - = After the map by H. Jaillot of 1678. Condition Doubled; vague waterstain in centre lower edge not into image; nice modern handcolouring.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23.31 in (59.2 cm)Width: 18.59 in (47.2 cm)Depth: 0 in (0.02 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Period:
    1780-1789
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1786
  • Condition:
    Condition Doubled; vague waterstain in centre lower edge not into image; nice modern handcolouring.
  • Seller Location:
    Langweer, NL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BG-13197-11stDibs: LU3054326505852

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