Edward Quin
A.D. 1551. At the Death of Charles V., 1830 c.
13 ½ x 19 in
34 x 48 cm
34 x 48 cm
WLD4754
An unusual aquatint map with receding clouds showing how much of the world was known to Europeans at the time of the death of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V...
An unusual aquatint map with receding clouds showing how much of the world was known to Europeans at the time of the death of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in the year 1551. Part of a series of nineteen maps by Edward Quin cartographically tracking the discovery of the known World by the West from creation - “the deluge”, to 1828.
Edward Quin (1794-1828) studied law at Oxford, and was called to the bar in 1823. He had an amateur interest in history and first published 'An Historical Atlas; In A Series Of Maps Of The World As Known At Different Periods; Constructed Upon An Uniform Scale, And Coloured According To The Political Changes Of Each Period: Accompanied By A Narrative Of The Leading Events Exhibited In The Maps: Forming Together A General View Of Universal History, From The Creation To A.D.' in 1828.
Original colour.
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Edward Quin (1794-1828) studied law at Oxford, and was called to the bar in 1823. He had an amateur interest in history and first published 'An Historical Atlas; In A Series Of Maps Of The World As Known At Different Periods; Constructed Upon An Uniform Scale, And Coloured According To The Political Changes Of Each Period: Accompanied By A Narrative Of The Leading Events Exhibited In The Maps: Forming Together A General View Of Universal History, From The Creation To A.D.' in 1828.
Original colour.
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