Mercator’s Miniature Map of Groningen Printed Area Measurement_35 x 45.6 This detailed ward plan of

This detailed ward plan of St Giles’s in the Fields was commissioned towards the end of his life by Richard Blome (1635-1705) for a proposed Survey or description of the citties of London and Westm[inste]

of uncouth manners and appearance

comprising observations made during a residence in the Tarentaise

20 x 31 cm

Mercator’s Miniature Map of Groningen Printed Area Measurement_35 x 45.6 This detailed ward plan ofThis map of the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, set within an elaborate strapwork border, was published in the Atlas Minor. A new series of maps, replacing those by Jodocus Hondius, was engraved by Abraham Goos and Pieter van den Keere for the 1628 edition. Koeman notes that a slip of paper bearing 1630 as the date of issue was pasted over the date 1628 on the title page of the example he examined. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 12.