Irlandiae regnum.

1595 Mercator's Two-Sheet Map of Ireland

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Excellent. Light marginal soiling; marginal mend to bottom of top sheet not impacting printed image. Each separate image approximately 13.5 x 18.5 inches respectively; measurement above given for printed image if joined. Size 26.75 x 18.5 Inches. This is a superb, 1595 first atlas edition of Gerard Mercator's two-sheet map of Ireland. It is the most detailed of the early atlas maps of Ireland, and one of the earliest printed maps to be substantially based on actual surveys - to wit, the surveys of Robert Leith. A Closer Look The map is on two sheets included consecutively in Mercator's atlas. Both maps are oriented to the north and overlap slightly in coverage. The untitled first sheet extends from Galway in the south to embrace points north, including part of Scotland and the Isle of Islay. The second sheet spans from the southern point of Dublin Harbor to the southern part of Ireland. Both sheets exhibit Mercator's superb engraving - the elegantly hachured waves of the north sheet are patrolled by two ships and prowled by a sea monster, while the bottom corners of the south sheet are embellished with a superb strapwork cartouche. Mountains and forests on both sheets are indicated pictorially. As ever, Mercator's meticulous Italic lettering affords the legible inclusion of a host of placenames - crucial with this map, as it is the earliest acquirable, detailed map of Ireland derived from Leith's surveys, which contributed over three thousand Irish placenames to the geographical lexicon. A Revolution in Irish Mapmaking Mercator had addressed the geography of Ireland previously, in his 1564 wall map of the British Isles, probably derived from the maps of Laurence Nowell. Mercator's delineation of Ireland in that map was influential as Ortelius reproduced it faithfully in his 1573 map of Ireland. Nonetheless, by the time Mercator produced the present map, he had moved beyond his earlier work. A cursory comparison of the hist 1564 Ireland and this map reveals drastic differences. The level of detail, along with the ubiquity of Irish place names, suggests access to detailed surveys, executed in Ireland, by an Irish or English mapmaker. A convincing candidate is Robert Lythe, whose 1567-1571 tenure as military engineer under Sir Henry Sidney, the Queen's deputy added over three thousand Irish place names to the historical record. During this period, Lythe surveyed the east and south coasts from Carrickfergus to Sheep's Head, followed by surveys of the interior and west coast as far as the southern Connaught. The regions of Ulster and north Connaught proved too dangerous for Leith. Consequently, these areas are much distorted on the present map and show scant place names. This part of the map relies heavily on Mercator's 1564 work. J. H. Andrews, in his 1992 address to the 24th Annual Name Study Conference in Belfast, identifies Mercator's maps among those 'based wholly or largely' on Lythe's surveys. Over 90% of Lythe's place names were at least attempts at the original Irish names, rather than English replacements; thus the present work represents a remarkable glimpse of Irish toponymy of the 16th century. The resultant geography remained state of the art well into the 17th century. Publication History and Census Mercator himself engraved these plates for inclusion in his Atlas , although he would not live to see them published as this first edition appeared a year after his death. The plates were later purchased by Jodocus Hondius, who continued to use them as the basis for his own atlases, gradually adding additional plates. They remained in the Hondius / Jansson atlases unchanged until 1636, at which point Mercator's imprint was removed. Shortly thereafter, Jansson replaced these maps with entirely new work. The present sheets are examples of the first state, conforming typographically with examples of the 1595 first Latin edition of Mercator's Atlas . In various editions, examples appear on the market from time to time and the.

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Title: Irlandiae regnum.
Author: 1595 Mercator's Two-Sheet Map of Ireland
Publication year: 1595
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller catalogs: ENGLAND-SCOTLAND-IRELAND

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