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Cartographer: Abraham Ortelius
Title: : Cambriae Typus Auctore Humfre Do Lhuydo
Date: 1592 Size: 21 x 16 inches
Published: Antwerp
Description: The earliest printed map of Wales, first published in the 1573 edition of Ortelius' atlas. The geography was largely provided by Humphrey Llwyd, a Welsh cartographer and a friend of Ortelius. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: WCTS1407

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Cartographer: Petrus Bertius
Title: : Angliae in qua Cambria sive Wallia
Date: 1616 Size: 5 x 4 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Early miniature map of Wales. Latin text on verso. Coloured.
Map Ref: WCTS1408

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Cartographer: Mercator Hondius
Title: : Cambriae Typus Auctore Humfre Do Lhuydo
Date: c. 1620 Size: 19 x 14 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Dutch Golden Age map of Wales based on the first printed map of Wales by Humphrey Lhuyd. Embellished with ships, sea monsters, and a fantastic strapwork title cartouche. Coloured.
Map Ref: WCTS1367

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Cartographer: Mercator Hondius
Title: : Cambria Sive Wallia
Date: 1621 Size: 8 x 6 inches
Published: Amsterdam
Description: Early 17th century map of Wales. Coloured.
Map Ref: WCTS1352

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Cartographer: Mercator Hondius
Title: : Cambria sive Wallia
Date: 1635 Size: 8 x 6 inches
Published: London
Description: Decorative map of Wales from the rare English edition of Jodocus Hondius's "Atlas Minor" published in London by Michael Sparke. Descriptive text in English on the verso. Coloured.
Map Ref: WCTS1411

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Cartographer: Robert Morden
Title: : Wales
Date: 1688 Size: 6 x 7 inches
Published: London
Description: Miniature map of Wales from Morden's "Geography Rectified". The main source of the map is most likely to have been Nicolas Sanson, who produced a map of just Wales in the mid 17th century. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: WCTS1420

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Cartographer: John Ogilby
Title: : The Continuation of the Road from St. Davids to Holywell
Date: 1698 Size: 18 x 14 inches
Published: London
Description: Beautiful scrolled map from the earliest published roadmaps. Shows a route including Cardigan and Flint.
Map Ref: WCTS1290

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Cartographer: Franz Von Reilly
Title: : Das Furstenthum Wales
Date: 1789 Size: 11 x 8 inches
Published: Vienna
Description: Wales. Featuring an inset of the Isle of Man and a decorative cartouche. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: WCTS1311

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Cartographer: James Pigot
Title: : New Map Of Wales
Date: 1830 Size: 22 x 28 inches
Published: London
Description: A striking, large and detailed map of Wales with a reference panel and elaborate title cartouche. Original colour. (BC)
Map Ref: WCTS1319

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Cartographer: Aleph
Title: : Wales
Date: 1869 Size: 8 x 10 inches
Published: London
Description: Scarce caricature map of Wales from one of the most famous works of this type "Geographical Fun" published by William Harvey, also known as Aleph, and based on the original drawing by Lilian Lancaster. Printed colour.
Map Ref: WCTS1402

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