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'NIEUWE KAART VAN DE EILANDEN VAN GROOT BRITTANNIEN BEHELZENDE DE KONINGRYKEN ENGELAND, SCHOTLAND EN IERLAND (.)''This hand coloured print shows a map of Great Britain, with England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Inset map showing the islands north of Scotland, top right. Made by an anonymous engraver after Tirion.Medium: Engraving / hand coloured on hand laid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 43.8 x 38.8 cm (17.24 x 15.28 inch). Image size: 37.2 x 32.5 cm. (14.65 x 12.8 inch).MAP-GREAT BRITAIN-UK-ENGLAND-SCOTLAND-WALES-IRELAND-ISLES OF SCOTLAND-RUSSIAN OWNER | RBOS-A9-26BACKGROUND INFORMATIONThis attractive print was published in "Nieuwe en Beknopte Hand-Atlas, bestaande in eene Verzameling van eenige der algemeenste en nodigste Landkaarten." by Tirion, Amsterdam, 1753.Provenance: Below the islands is a stamp with Russian text of the previous owner.Biography artist: Isaak Tirion, a Dutch publisher in Amsterdam, was born 1705. He produced serveral Atlases and Dutch town plans. The maps mainly based on those of Guillaume de l'Isle. He died in 1765. Condition: good, given age. Fold as published. Folds in lower corners. Purple Russian stamp. Text on reverse signature, England, 1943. Three thin paper spots. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.