Historic Map – Scotland – Blaeu 1654 – 23 x 29.58 – Vintage Wall Art Clearance Eastbay

Old Great Britain Map – Scotland – Blaeu 1654 – This is an exquisite full-color Reproduction printed on high-quality gloss paper, art paper or canvas.

Print Size: 23.00 x 29.58 inches58.42 X 75.13cm

The following towns are featured: Scotland with a large inset of the Orkney and Shetland Islands. It was published by Johannes Blaeu in the first atlas devoted to Scotland. The map is based on the surveys of Robert Gordon and includes numerous cartographic improvements over the previous standard map, which was drawn more than sixty years earlier by Gerard Mercator. The map is finely engraved and richly embellished with three cartouches including one surmounted with the coat of arms of Jacob Hamilton, to which the map is dedicated.

This Map is Situated in: Scotland, Orkney Islands, & Shetland Islands, United Kingdom.

SKU: ITSC0005

Original Maps are often difficult to find and usually have fold lines, identifying stamps or markings, tears, ragged edges, and assorted other natural signs of age that detract from their beauty. All of our maps have been professionally restored to depict their original beauty, while keeping all historical data intact.

These maps are fabulous pieces of history full of information useful to Historians, Genealogists, Cartographers, Relic Hunters, & Others. They make fascinating conversation pieces and splendid works of art for the home or office.