Accession No

3456

Brief Description

map of flooded area of the Fens, by W. Blaeu, Dutch, 1645

Origin

Netherlands

Maker

Blaeu, W.

Class

prints; cartography

Earliest Date

1650

Latest Date

1650

Inscription Date

Material

paper; card; wood; glass

Dimensions

breadth 780mm; height 648mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Cox and co., 1986.

Inscription

‘Regiones
invndatæ
In finibus Comitatus
Norfolciæ, Svffolciæ,
Cantabrigiæ, hvntingtoniæ
Northamtoniæ, et
Lincolniæ’ (bottom right hand corner)

Description Notes

Map of flooded area of the Fens by Blaeu, Dutch, 1645.

Regiones Inundatae In finibus Comitatus Norfolciae, Suffolciae, Cantabrigiae, Huntingtoniae Northamtoniae et Lincolniae.

Dutch couloured engraved print showing the Fens with shading showing flooded areas. Royal court of arms in top right corner. Scale in bottom left corner with 3 different miles: English miles, French miles and German miles. Hand colouring messy in some areas. From an edition of one of Blaeu’s atlases. Mounted and framed.



Condition good; complete

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