Van der Aa’s Miniature Map of the British Isles Date of Publication_1753 rock climbing

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The original boards of this edition retain most of the original title

Also a plan of Algezira… Copied from the Draught of his Excellency the Marquis Verboom

Isles et Costes comprises entre Sandwich et Clay

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Van der Aa’s Miniature Map of the British Isles Date of Publication_1753 rock climbingBritannia Magna This miniature map of the British Isles oriented with East at the top was published in James Beeverells Les Delices de la Grand Bretagne et de lIrland, reissued in 1712 and 1727. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 14 x 17 cm, black and white as issued, blank verso. References see Shirley, Maps of the British Isles 1650 1750, p. 17)