The Old Print Shop

Regnorum Hispaniae nova descriptio.

  • ARTIST: Joannis Blaeu

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Guiljelmum Blaeu, Amsterdam.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: c.1642.

  • EDITION SIZE: 14 7/8 x 19 1/2" (376 x 494 mm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: A good example of this impressive map of the whole Iberian Peninsula. Shown are mountains, rivers and forests with ancient place names. Embellished with the Spanish Royal Coat of Arms. This map was issued in Blaeu's "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Sive Atlas Novis."

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Dutch text issue, circa 1645.

  • CONDITION: Good condition with original color; centerfold repaired in lower margin.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps