A NEW AND CORRECT MAP OF SCOTLAND & THE ISLES
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Rare and highly decorative map of Scotland by Herman Moll. Compasses, cartouches,original outline colour etc.
A very decorative and rare map in very good condition.
Published In: Atlas minor: or a new and curious set of sixty-two maps, in which are shewn all the empires, kingdoms, countries, states, in all the known parts of the earth; with their bounds, divisions, chief cities & towns, the whole composed & laid down agreable to modern history. By Herman Moll, Geographer. (3rd ed.) London, Printed for Thos. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard & John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill (1736?)
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code : M3266
Cartographer : MOLL Herman
Date : 1736 London
Size : 30.5*28 cms
availability : Sold
Price : Sold
Herman Moll (1654? - 1732) was an important 18th century map publisher and engraver based in London and Holland
He moved to London in 1680 where he worked as an engraver for Moses Pitt, among other London map publishers. Around the turn of the century, Moll set up his own shop where he produced a large corpus of work known for its high quality and decorative flair.
