Bidspirit auction | Les Isles Britanniques ou sont

Les Isles Britanniques ou sont le Royaumes d'Angleterre - fine example of Guillaume de l’Isles’s ornate map of the British Isles coloured. The map has a beautiful title cartouche and shows England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland as well as parts of France, Norway, Germany and the Netherlands. De L'Isle (1675-1726) is important as the first 'scientific' cartographer who incorporated the most current information on exploration and topography into his maps. Date: 1745 Author: Ph. Buache, Paris Condition: a great example with large margins. Size of image: 47 x 61 cm. Keywords: British Isles map, Europe map,