Map Collection

Saxton 1575

private collection:-	Frontispiece, uncoloured engraving, for the atlas of the counties of England and Wales by Christopher Saxton, published London, 1579.
	In the centre Elizabeth I is enthroned beneath a canopy, patron of Geography and Astronomy who are represented figures at the sides, on the right holding compasses and a globe, on the left with an armillary sphere. This is the later state of the illustration.
	Map Group -- Saxton 1575 -- with Research Notes
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	MN: 9.9.2003

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