A 17th-Century Detailed Dutch Map of Ireland

Willem Janszoon Blaeu. HIBERNIA REGNUM VULGO IRELAND. Amsterdam: Blaeu, after 1635. Engraved map with hand coloring and color outlines; with decorative title cartouche with the Irish Harp, decorative coat of arms, scale of miles held by two cherubs, several sailing ships, and Blaeu's name in the lower left corner; well-presented matted and framed and under conservation glass.

Sight size 15 x 19 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 26 1/4 x 30 in.

Collection of a Gentleman, Wilmington, North Carolina

Toned; very light scattered foxing and spotting; a centerfold, as issued, with some areas of separation; light wear to frame; not examined outside the frame.