This ancient British Isles map has been finely drawn and engraved by Mercator himself and is a beautiful example of this early edition. It is from the 1584 edition of his Tabulae Geographicae, the first atlas published by Mercator. The title "Europae I Tab" appears above the top border. On the reverse, in Latin text, there is an explanation of the modifications introduced in changing the projection from Ptolemy's to that used by Mercator.
Approx 41cms by 34cms.
