Angliae Regni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio (Map of England and Wales)

Abraham Ortelius1573

The National Library of Wales
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

A highly decorative map of England and Wales, first published in the 1573 edition of Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas of the world. The map is based upon Humphrey Llwyd’s 1568 survey of Wales.

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Title: Angliae Regni Florentissimi Nova Descriptio (Map of England and Wales)
Creator: Humphrey Llwyd (1527-1568), Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)
Date Created: 1573
Location: Wales
Type: Map
External Link: View in NLW's Collection Viewer:, Humphrey Llwyd in the Dictionary of Welsh Biography, Welsh Tithe Maps- Places of Wales

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