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A/ GENERALL MAPP/ OF THE ISLES OF GREAT/ BRITTAINE, DESIGNED/ BY MONSIEUR SANSON,/ GEOGRAPHER TO THE / FRENCH KING. & RENDERED/ INTO ENGLIS\H & ILLUSTRATE\D/ BY RIC: BLOME. BY HIS/ MAIESTIS ESPECIALL/ COMMAND./ London/ Printed for Ric Blome
Richard Blome, Francis Lamb, Nicolas Sanson, Thomas Roycroft
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Richard Blome (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1983.0090
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1983.0090
Object Name
Map
Title
A/ GENERALL MAPP/ OF THE ISLES OF GREAT/ BRITTAINE, DESIGNED/ BY MONSIEUR SANSON,/ GEOGRAPHER TO THE / FRENCH KING. & RENDERED/ INTO ENGLIS\H & ILLUSTRATE\D/ BY RIC: BLOME. BY HIS/ MAIESTIS ESPECIALL/ COMMAND./ London/ Printed for Ric Blome
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Richard Blome (Publisher); Francis Lamb (Engraver); Nicolas Sanson (Cartographer); Thomas Roycroft (Printer)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Top left, in title in cartouche
Inscription: DESIGNED/ BY MONSIEUR SANSON,/.../ ... & RENDERED/ INTO ENGLIS\H & ILLUSTRATE\D/ BY RIC: BLOME.
Type: Inscription
Location: Top left, in inset below cartouche
Inscription: ...Ric: Blome
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom left, at end of dedication in cartouche
Inscription: ...Richard Blome.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Line engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Construction Description
Single sheet.
Dimensions (inches)
16.3 (H) x 20.58 (W) x 15.6 (Image H) x 20.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
41.5 (H) x 52.28 (W) x 39.6 (Image H) x 51.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH at center. OW above bottom. Plate H: 15.8 in. (40.2 cm). Plate W not available. Chain interval: 2.3-2.6cm.
Publisher Summary
R. Blome
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
R. Blome
Edition Watermark
Center right, inverted: "I DURAND" accompanied by a bunch of grapes
Coloring
Hand colored
Edition Notes
Coloring possibly added at a later date. Map from Richard Blome, Britannia, or, A geographical description of the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with the isles and territories thereto belonging... (London: Printed by Thomas Roycroft, 1673).