Etsy - Printagonist Old Devon Map | Devonia Vulgo Devon-Shire Ancient Map By J. Blaeu |1665 Poster Wall Art English Maps Of Britain UK
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Map of Devon This is a reproduction of a 1665 Map of Devon, UK by Joan Blaeu. Originally titled 'Devonia vulgo Devon-Shire this historical map is from the Atlas Maior published in 1665 by Joan Blaeu. The map shows modern-day Plymouth, Exeter, Torquay, Taunton, Paignton, Bridgwater, Exmouth, St Austell, Brixham, Bodmin, Totnes, Launceston, Bishops Lydeard, Watchet, , Cotford St. Luke, Salcombe, Fowey, Puriton, Woolavington, Bradninch, Cannington, Wembdon, Hartland, Nether Stowey, Rockbeare, Catcott, Ermington, Kingston St Mary, Ashcott, Stogursey, North Petherton, Lostwithiel, Williton. Devon is a county of England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south. It is part of South West England, bounded by Cornwall to the west, Somerset to the north-east & Dorset to the east. The city of Exeter is the county town. The county includes the districts of East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge & West Devon. Plymouth & Torbay are each geographically part of Devon, but are administered as unitary authorities. Devon derives its name from Dumnonia (the shift from m to v is a typical Celtic consonant shift). During the British Iron Age, Roman Britain & the early Middle Ages, this was the homeland of the Dumnonii Brittonic Celts. The Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain resulted in the partial assimilation of Dumnonia into the Kingdom of Wessex during the eighth & ninth centuries. The western boundary with Cornwall was set at the River Tamar by King thelstan in 936. Devon was later constituted as a shire of the Kingdom of England. Willem Jansz. Blaeu & his son Joan Blaeu are the most widely known cartographic publishers of the seventeenth century. Joan Blaeu, born in Amsterdam, 1596, became partner in his father's book trade & printing business. in 1638 he was appointed his father's successor in the Hydrographic office of the V.O.C. His efforts culminated in the magnificent Atlas Major & the town-books of the Netherlands & of Italy - works unsurpassed in history & in modern times, which gave eternal fame to the name of the Blaeus. Available as: 24 x 18 inches 30 x 24 inches 42 x 32 inches Available on 180gsm matt poster paper or 200gsm silk poster paper. Frame not included Old Devon Map | Devonia Vulgo Devon-Shire Ancient Map By J. Blaeu |1665 Poster Wall Art English Maps Of Britain UK
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