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Size: (platemark) 48 x 58,3 cm, (frame) 68,4 x 77,5 cm.<\/p>\n<p>This gorgeous map of the Bristish Isles is dedicated to king <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_III_of_England\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William III of England<\/a>. The very large and decorative title cartouche shows William&#8217;s portrait surrounded by a wreath of laurels, a putto trumpets his fame. His coat of arms is held by a crowned English lion and a Scottish unicorn chained by a crown. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hercules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hercules<\/a> is slaying the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lernaean_Hydra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hydra<\/a> (presumably referring to the king&#8217;s heroic deeds). A second cartouche depicts three putti carrying the coats of arms of England, Scotland and Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>After a series of conflicts between the Dutch and the English, it was the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glorious_Revolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glorious Revolution<\/a> (1686-1688) that made Dutch stadholder William of Orange king of England. Relationships between both countries at the end of the 17th century were therefore very good. Dutch publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicolaes_Visscher_II\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicolaes Visscher<\/a> praised the new English king with this map. It would take almost a century before a next Anglo-Dutch war.<\/p>\n<p>Price: Euro 950,- (incl. frame)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEAUTIFUL 17THE CENTURY MAP OF THE BRITISH ISLES\u00a0 &#8220;Magnae Britanniae Tabula: Comprehendens Angliae, Scotiae ac Hiberniae Regna.&#8221; [Map of Great Britain: Encompassing the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.] Copper engraving published by Nicolaes Visscher in Amsterdam around 1690. Original hand colouring, heigthened with gold. 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