Galwaye [cartographic material] ; Dubline ; Lymericke ; Corcke.
1617
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Title
Galwaye [cartographic material] ; Dubline ; Lymericke ; Corcke.
Created/published
[Cologne] : [Anton Hierat and Abraham Hogenberg], [1617]
Description
4 maps on 1 sheet : engraving ; 16 x 18 cm or smaller, on sheet 42 x 54 cm
Associated name
Braun, Georg, 1540 or 1541-1622. Civitates orbis terrarum.
Hogenberg, Abraham, active 1608-1653, publisher.
Hierat, Anton, active 1597-1627, publisher.
Speed, John, 1552?-1629. Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine.
Hogenberg, Abraham, active 1608-1653, publisher.
Hierat, Anton, active 1597-1627, publisher.
Speed, John, 1552?-1629. Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine.
Scale
Scale differs
Material base
paper
Summary
Bird's eye views of four Irish cities: Galway, Dublin, Limerick, and Cork. The maps of Dublin, Limerick, and Cork all include an index of numbered or lettered locations; the map of Dublin also includes a compass rose and bar scale. In the left border, the arms of Ireland and costumed figures labeled Nobilis Hiberniae, Ciuis Hiberniae, and Hiberniae Rusticus; in the right border, Enis Kelling Fort (i.e. Enniskillen) and figures labeled Matrona Hiberniae, Plebeia Hiberniae, and Hiberniae Rustica.
Note
Relief and buildings depicted pictorially.
Appears in part 6 of Civitates orbis terrarum, 1617 (with dedication signed Antonius Hierat and Abrahamus Hoghenberg), and subsequent editions. (Krogt)
Influenced by maps in The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine / divided and described by Iohn Speed. (Braun, G. Civitates orbis terrarum, 2008).
Appears in part 6 of Civitates orbis terrarum, 1617 (with dedication signed Antonius Hierat and Abrahamus Hoghenberg), and subsequent editions. (Krogt)
Influenced by maps in The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine / divided and described by Iohn Speed. (Braun, G. Civitates orbis terrarum, 2008).
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2003. Elizabeth I (catalog p. 54)
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2013. Nobility and newcomers in Renaissance Ireland
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2013. Nobility and newcomers in Renaissance Ireland
Cited/described in
Krogt, P.C.J. van der. Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici, v. 4-2, 1437
Includes
Dubline.
Lymericke.
Corcke.
Lymericke.
Corcke.
Place of creation/publication
Germany.
Item Details
Call number
ART 229- 985 no.11 (size L)
Folger-specific note
Hand colored. Letterpress text in Latin on back; this impression from the 1618 edition of part 6 of Civitates orbis terrarum (Krogt, v. 4-1, 41:1.6 (3)) Adopted by Dr. Carole Levin in honor of Dr. Brandie R. Siegfried.
Folger accession
229985.11