L' Irlanda o`uero Hibernia distinta nelle sue Provincie e Contee; con la gionta delle chiese Episcopali, secondo...

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Copper engraving, uncolored as published. A very good impression of Giovanni Iacomo Rossi's decorative map of Irland published 1689 in Rome. Two editions of this map, datred 1689 and 1692, are existing. This is the 1st state with the date 1689 and Bonar Law mentions also an edition in 1715. With numerous engraved place names, mountains, rivers, lakes, further islands along the coast, also anchor places are marked. The paper carefully cleaned, old stains removed. Narrow upper margin, as published. A strong impression of this old map of Ireland.