Mercator’s Map of British Islands Printed Area Measurement_59 x 39.5 cm At the bottom is a

At the bottom is a series of vessels illustrating the evolution of the British ‘navy’

Reduced from the large map in four sheets

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The prevailing idea of these covers is that they reflect 'well-used' books

Mercator’s Map of British Islands Printed Area Measurement_59 x 39.5 cm At the bottom is aLa VIII Table dAngleterre Anglesey, Wight, Vectis olim, Garnsey, Iarsay Islands around the British coast were often grouped, in various combinations, by early mapmakers such as Mercator and Speed. The Hondius Janssonius map publishing business traced its roots back to Gerardus Mercator. Mercator coined the term atlas (after the wise, mythical, Mauritanian king rather than the weary titan) and the original Mercator Atlas (published in parts between