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Description: | Atlas sheet from an edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum with Latin text, published in 1573. Hand coloured copperplate engraving. North is at 90 degrees. There is a scale, in English miles, decorated with a pair of dividers. Queen Elizabeth I's coat of arms is at top left. The title and text description are within strapwork cartouches. The sea area is decorated with a ship and three smaller sailing craft.
caption: Britanniae Insulis | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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