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GLOCESTRIA DVCATUS; Vulgo GLOUCESTER SHIRE
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GLOCESTRIA DVCATUS; Vulgo GLOUCESTER SHIRE

In 1645, Joan Blaeu (1598-1673) successfully published an atlas of England. Blaeu based this atlas on the Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine published by his English colleague John Speed (1552-1629) in 1611. Infected by this success, Blaeus neighbour, Jan Janssonius (1588-1664), copied the complete atlas. Janssonius published this pirate issue in 1646. This map of Gloucester has been taken from Janssonius atlas. The map is enriched with allegorical figures and attributes representing the economical and cultural character of the province.

Date
1646
Mapmaker / publisher
Publisher
Place
Gloucestershire
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
atlas page
Original size
5,500 × 4,578 pixels

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