Jan Jansson
Map of the British Isles with the Saxon Heptarchy
Circa 1700
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One of the most decorative maps of the British Isles, first published in 1646, which shows England before the Norman Conquests of 1066, with the country divided into the seven Saxon kingdoms.
- Jan Jasson (Dutch).
- Britannia prout divisa suit temporibus Anglo-Saxonium presertim durante illorum Heptarchia.
- Amsterdam: N.p., circa 1700.
- Blank verso.
- Old color.
Down each side are vignettes in full color: on the left are full-length portraits of the founders of the kingdoms; on the right are the various methods used to convert their successors to Christianity, including violence and nagging.
Literature
Shirley: British Isles 577, plate 154.
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Very GoodLightly toned.
Center crease.
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