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C1654
Cantyra Chersonesus, Cantyr a Demie-yland
Mapmaker:
Timothy Pont (1564 - 1614)
Map of Kintyre and the Isle of Gigha, situated off Glasgow and off the western coast of Isle of Arran. The map is oriented with north to the right. The map was by Timothy Pont (1564-C1614) and engraved by Blaeu. … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Cantyra Chersonesus, Cantyr a Demie-yland
Date:
C1654
Mapmaker:
Timothy Pont (1564 - 1614)
Engraver:
Willem Blaeu
(1571 –
1638)
Condition:
Wear to centre fold see image, tears at sheet edge, wide margins.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
505mm
x 415mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1654
Description:
Map of Kintyre and the Isle of Gigha, situated off Glasgow and off the western coast of Isle of Arran. The map is oriented with north to the right. The map was by Timothy Pont (1564-C1614) and engraved by Blaeu. Decorated in Blaeu’s famous style with a decorative title featuring a pair of cherubs holding fishing rod and line. The scale at lower right also has a pair of cherubs and with a armillary sphere at top. Latin text on verso.
