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Antique Wiltshire County Map, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Latin, Blaeu, C.1650
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Antique Wiltshire County Map, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Latin, Blaeu, C.1650

17th century
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This is an antique county map of Wiltshire. A Dutch, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest by Joan Blaeu (1596 - 1673), dating to the mid 17th century and later, circa 1650.

Full Title: Wiltonia Sive, Comitatus Wiltoni - Ensis; Anglis, Wil Shire

Superb 17th century lithography of Wiltshire and its county detail

Presents a desirable aged patina and in good order

Fascinating cartography, appealingly set within a quality, later frame

Ebonised and finished with gilt detail, the frame hosts mounting wire to the rear

Handcoloured and annotated with excellent town and county detail

Mapped by the esteemed Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu in high detail

Except from Blaeu's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus

Accentuated with title cartouche, heraldic crests and figural detail

This is a fascinating antique county map of Wiltshire, with fine cartographic interest and period annotations in Latin. A treat for county residents or cartographic collectors. Delivered ready to display.

Dimensions:

Frame Width: 52.5cm (20.75'')

Frame Depth: 1.5cm (.5'')

Frame Height: 43.5cm (17.25'')

Map Width: 48cm (19'')

Map Height: 39cm (15.25'')

Physical Dimensions
Height
43.5cm (17.13")
Width
52.5cm (20.67")
Depth
1.5cm (0.59")
Declaration

London Fine Antiques has dated this Antique Wiltshire County Map to the 17th Century.

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SA1220228
Dealers Internal Reference
26102
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Description
This is an antique county map of Wiltshire.
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A Dutch, framed atlas engraving of cartographic interest by Joan Blaeu (1596 - 1673), dating to the mid 17th century and later, circa 1650.
London Fine Antiques

Full Title: Wiltonia Sive, Comitatus Wiltoni - Ensis; Anglis, Wil Shire

fig 1. A framed seventeenth-century hand-coloured engraved map of Wiltshire featuring heraldic coats of arms along the left margin and Latin text.
fig 1. Antique Wiltshire County Map, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Latin, Blaeu, C.1650

Superb 17th century lithography of Wiltshire and its county detail

Presents a desirable aged patina and in good order

Fascinating cartography, appealingly set within a quality, later frame

Ebonised and finished with gilt detail, the frame hosts mounting wire to the rear

fig 2. A framed seventeenth-century hand-coloured engraved map of Wiltshire featuring heraldic coats of arms along the left margin and Latin text.
fig 2. Antique Wiltshire County Map, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Latin, Blaeu, C.1650

Handcoloured and annotated with excellent town and county detail

Mapped by the esteemed Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu in high detail

Except from Blaeu's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum sive Atlas Novus

Accentuated with title cartouche, heraldic crests and figural detail

fig 3. A framed seventeenth-century hand-coloured engraved map of Wiltshire featuring heraldic coats of arms along the left margin and Latin text.
fig 3. Antique Wiltshire County Map, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Latin, Blaeu, C.1650

This is a fascinating antique county map of Wiltshire, with fine cartographic interest and period annotations in Latin. A treat for county residents or cartographic collectors. Delivered ready to display.

Dimensions:

Frame Width: 52.5cm (20.75'')

Frame Depth: 1.5cm (.5'')

Frame Height: 43.5cm (17.25'')

Map Width: 48cm (19'')

Map Height: 39cm (15.25'')

Height
43.5cm (17.13")
Width
52.5cm (20.67")
Depth
1.5cm (0.59")
Date of Manufacture

London Fine Antiques has dated this Antique Wiltshire County Map to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1220228
Dealers Internal Ref
26102
London Fine Antiques
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Archive I A framed seventeenth-century hand-coloured engraved map of Wiltshire featuring heraldic coats of arms along the left margin and Latin text.

Antique Wiltshire County Map, Dutch, Framed Cartography, Latin, Blaeu, C.1650

Archive II A framed seventeenth-century hand-coloured engraved map of Wiltshire featuring heraldic coats of arms along the left margin and Latin text. View II
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Archive IV A framed seventeenth-century hand-coloured engraved map of Wiltshire featuring heraldic coats of arms along the left margin and Latin text. View IV
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A framed seventeenth-century hand-coloured engraved map of Wiltshire featuring heraldic coats of arms along the left margin and Latin text.
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During the seventeenth century, Dutch cartographers like Joan Blaeu led European map production, combining precise scientific surveying with fine artistic embellishments such as heraldic crests and decorative cartouches.

These maps were printed from copperplate engravings onto handmade rag paper using oil-based ink, after which colour details were applied by hand using watercolour pigments.

Authentic period maps exhibit distinct copperplate impression lines around the border, chain lines and watermarks in the laid paper, and age-consistent oxidisation or tone variation across the surface.

Framed cartographic prints are frequently hung above sideboards, desks, or mantels to add texture and historical context to contemporary, transitional, or traditional interior schemes.

To prevent fading and foxing, mount antique paper works behind UV-filtering glass using acid-free materials, and display them away from direct sunlight and areas of high humidity.
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