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Cartographer: Petrus Bertius
Title: : Descriptio Islandiae
Date: 1606 Size: 5 x 4 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Early miniature map of Iceland. Latin edition of Barent Langenes's map published by Cornelis Claesz.
Map Ref: SCAN2422

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Cartographer: Willem & Jan Blaeu
Title: : Tabula Islandiae
Date: c. 1650 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Richly embellished map of Iceland by one of the leading families of the Dutch Golden Age. Adorned with sea monsters, sailing ships, and an image of Mt. Hekla erupting. German edition. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: SCAN2481

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Cartographer: Johannes van Keulen
Title: : Noord Oceaan
Date: 1695 Size: 23 x 20 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Northern Seas. Unusual sea chart comprising of the areas of Iceland, Greenland, Ireland and West Scotland.
Map Ref: SCAN2162

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Cartographer: Eiríksson & Schøning
Title: : Nouvelle Carte d'Islande
Date: 1802 Size: 22 x 17 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Beautiful map of Iceland highlighting the topography of the island and based on a survey undertaken in the mid-18th century by Jón Eiríksson & Gerhard Schøning.
Map Ref: SCAN2483

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Cartographer: Johann Reinecke
Title: : Island nach Murdochischer Projection
Date: 1804 Size: 22 x 19 inches
Published: Weimar
Description: Detailed map of Iceland with towns, roads, markets, and hot springs marked. Small inset of the Faroe Islands. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: SCAN2476

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Cartographer: George Steuart MacKenzie
Title: : Map of the Southwest Coast of Iceland
Date: 1811 Size: 22 x 14 inches
Published: Edinburgh
Description: Detailed survey of the southwest coast of Iceland, including Reykjavik, by the Scottish geologist and argriculturalist, Sir George Steuart MacKenzie (1780-1848). Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: SCAN2491

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Cartographer: R.G.S.
Title: : Iceland
Date: 1879 Size: 7 x 4 inches
Published: London
Description: Miniature map of Iceland illustrating the scientific work done by the Danish Vice Admiral Carl Ludwig Irminger. Printed colour.
Map Ref: SCAN2494

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Cartographer: Lilian Tennant
Title: : Iceland
Date: 1912 Size: 8 x 6 inches
Published: London
Description: A caricature map of Iceland in the shape of a Viking longship, a reference to the voyages of discovery of Leif Erikson and Erik the Red. Printed colour.
Map Ref: SCAN2467

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