Mercatur, Gerard

UDRO NE IRLANDIAE IN CATHERLAGH BARONIA [MAP OF COUNTY CARLOW REGION OF IRELAND]

Amsterdam: Jodocus Hondius, 1609. Map. Copper engraved hand-colored map of what is now County Carlow and surrounding countryside in SE Ireland. Map: 13.5 in. x 11 in. Paper: 19 in. x 22.5 in. Cartouche and scale at bottom left. Exquisite pictorial relief. On verso of map are two folio pages in English (pp. 49 and 50). Heading on page 89 reads "LA II Table D'Irlande". Large drop cap and floral tailpiece (with bosomed griffins!) to text pages. (Bonar Law ME 19: catchword on p. 49 is "O stie,bien").

Vertical center fold-line, as originally presented. Light tanning and rubbing to edges of paper; several small faded spots. Very Good. Item #100354

Gerard Mercatur (1512-1594) and his son Rumbold published the third and final part of their great Atlas in 1595 (a year after Gerard's death), entitled "Pars Altera" (Part One was "Gallia", and Part II was "Italiae"). There were five maps presented of Ireland in Part Three, including "Udro NE Irlandiae..." This copy was printed in 1609, five years after the Mercatur's stock of plates were purchased by the Dutch cartographer Jodocus Hondius.

Price: $450.00