Beschreibung:

British Isles.- Sanson (Nicolas) Le Royaume d'Angleterre Distingue en Ses Provinces, first state of this large map of England and Wales, which also includes a small portion of Ireland's eastern coast, southern Scotland, the Channel Islands, and a stretch of French coastline, with ornate decorative title cartouche featuring the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom, engraving with hand-colouring, on two sheets joined, both without watermarks, platemark 790 x 590 mm. (31 x 23 1/4 in), sheet 970 x 620 mm. (38 1/4 x 24 1/2 in), central vertical fold, marginal nicks and tears, some offsetting, minor handling creases and surface dirt, unframed, Paris, Hubert Jaillot, 1693.