Whole of Scotland

48x58 cm

MAGNAE BRITANNIAE | Pars Septentrionalis | qua | REGNUM SCOTIAE | in suas Partes et subjacentes Insulas divisum | ACCURATA TABULA | ex archetypo VISHERIANO desumpta exhibetur | imitatore | IOHAN BAPT. HOMANNO | Noribergae
Copper engraving by Johan Baptist Homman (1663-1724) first pubished in Atlas Novus c.1710 and by Homann's heirs in Grosser Atlas uber die gantze Welt 1731, Atlas Geographicus Major 1759, Bequemer Hand Atlas 1754-90.As stated in the title, the map is based on Nicolaus Visscher's map of c.1689. It was the only map of Scotland produced by Homann.
Split and creasing at left centrefold repaired with archival taape verso but still a good example with original colour to the map and later hand colouring to the cartouches.