Code: 56974
Date: 1715
Copper engraving, uncoloured as issued. Overall sheet size: 21.6cms x 33.7 cms; image size: 178mm x 251mm. Thin paper with very clear, strong, black engraving; some marks to margins else very good. Uncommon
Richard Blome,’a publisher and compiler of some celebrity, who, by the aid of subscriptions adroity levied, issued many splendid works’ (D.N.B.) He was frequently accused of plagiarism by his contemporaries. However, as with many map publishers of the period, he did not have the resources to undertake new surveys. However his maps are very attractive, distinctive in their style and calligraphy and are uncommon.
