An interesting and attractive 18th century map of Lancashire which was produced by Herman Moll* for his A New Description of England and Wales**(London:1724-1753). The maps from this series are noted for their depiction of antiquities in the margins. In the case of the Lancashire, this includes Altars dedicated to Apollo and Caligula, respectively; a ruby with the figure of Mars; and an idol found near Up-holland . The plate number ‘(46)’ in the top left border dates the map somewhere between 1724 to 1739 editions.
*Herman Moll (c.1654-1732), born in either Germany or the Netherlands, came to London in the 1670s where he gradually established himself as one of the leading map publishers of the day. He was particularly noted for his contempt for plagiarists describing them amongst other things as ‘ignorant pretenders’.
- This is an original copperplate engraving with original hand colour.
- Printed area is approximately 19.3cms by 32.1cms.
- The map is in very good condition with decent margins. There is a repair on the back of the map close to ‘Garstang’ Click on image for better view.
- The item comes displayed in a ready to frame museum quality mount.
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- Guaranteed to be over 280 years old.
**Also published under the title A Set of Fifty New and Correct Maps of England & Wales.
