Map of Essex published during the English Civil War

BLAEU, Johannes.

Essexia Comitatus.
Amsterdam, c.1646, German text edition. Fine original colour. 420 x 530mm, with wide margins.

A very fine example

Decorative map of the county of Essex, with armorials, a royal crest and putti. Bottom left is a little depiction of London, with the old St Paul's Cathedral. On verso is a diagram of ancient barrows with deep burial chambers.

KOEMAN: Bl 47b.
Stock ID : 17682