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Hand-colored map of Lolland and Falster, Denmark from The English Atlas (1680) by Moses Pitt. The map is decorated with ships, sea monsters, and three highly decorated cartouches. The cartouches are surrounded by putti, livestock, and common dutchmen and women. There are red ruling lines on the wide, blank margins of the recto and verso.


cartography
1680-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Janssonio-Waesbergios et Mosem Pitt
ink; paper; color
24 in x 29 1/4 in
Britain: Oxford