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ACM: Early maps of Cardiganshire

Acc. 3392

Ref: ACM/22-34

BLAEU'S SURVEY

ACM/22
Willem Janszoon Blaeu, 'Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglis Cardiganshire', in Atlas Novus (?1635). Map copied from Speed, but less cluttered layout, names of adjoining counties in Latin, also royal arms, cartouche surmounted by beaver, ships, but no sea monsters. Coloured. pp. 285-6 of Dutch text on reverse.
Based on Speed's map (ACM/12 and ACM/13)
M.G. Lewis No. 11
55.8-60 x 42.7-43 cm

ACM/23
Willem Janszoon Blaeu, 'Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglis Cardiganshire', in Atlas Novus (?1635). Coloured. pp. 333-4 of Dutch text on reverse
Reprint of ACM/22
59.6-60.4 x 49.4 cm

ACM/24
Johannes (Willem Janszoon) Blaeu, 'Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglis Cardiganshire', in Altas Novus (1645/1646/1648). Coloured. pp. 309-10 of Latin text on reverse.
Reprint of ACM/22
M.G. Lewis No. 13
60 x 51 cm

ACM/25
Johannes Blaeu, 'Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglis Cardiganshire', in Atlas Novus (1645/1646/1648), pp. 309-10 of Latin text on reverse.
Reprint of ACM/22
M.G. Lewis No. 13
63.8-64 x 53-53.6 cm

ACM/26
Johannes Blaeu, 'Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglis Cardiganshire', in Guillaume & Jean Blaeu, Le Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas (1648). Coloured. pp. 305-6 of French text on reverse.
Reprint of ACM/22
M.G. Lewis No. 20
59.5-51.2-5 cm

ACM/27
Johannes Blaeu, 'Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglis Cardiganshire', in Guillaume and Jean Blaeu, Le Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas (1648-). Same French text on reverse as ACM/ 26, but different layout and pagination (pp. 355-6).
Reprint of ACM/22
62.4-63 x 50 cm

ACM/28
Johannes Blaeu, 'Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglis Cardiganshire', in Nuevo Atlas del Reyno Ingalaterra (1659). Coloured. pp. 339-40 of Spanish text on reverse
Reprint of ACM/22
M.G. Lewis No. 21
65-65.6 x 54.7 cm

ACM/29
Johannes Blaeu, 'Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglis Cardiganshire', in Nuevo Atlas del Reyno Ingalaterra (1659-). pp. 339-40 of Spanish text on reverse, but different format to previous (ACM/28).
Reprint of ACM/22
60-60.8 x 52.6 cm

ACM/30
Johannes Blaeu, 'Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglis Cardiganshire', in Geographia Blaeuanae (1662). Coloured. pp. 357-8 of Latin text on reverse.
Reprint of ACM/22
59.8-60 x 51 cm

ACM/30 (1659 or later)

ACM/31
Johann Jansson, 'Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglis Cardiganshire', in Ioannis Ianssonii Novus Atlas (1646), pp. 277-8 of Latin text on reverse.
Based on Blaeu's map (ACM/22), but with ornamental cartouches repositioned and reversed, number of ships changed etc.
M.G. Lewis No. 15
58.6 x 49.2 cm

ACM/32
Johann Jansson, 'Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglis Cardiganshire' (c. 1646). Coloured. Same as previous (ACM/31), but pp. 347-8 of Dutch text on reverse.
58.4 x 50-50.4 cm

ACM/33
Johann Jansson, 'Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglis Cardiganschire', in Atlas Anglois (1714). Blank on reverse.
Reprint of ACM/31, but with longitude and latitude shown in borders for first time on Cardiganshire map (see also ACM/38, ACM/52).
M.G. Lewis No. 31.
63-63.6 x 52.3 cm

ACM/34
Johann Jansson, 'Ceretica sive Cardiganensis Comitatus; Anglis Cardiganschire', in Des Nieuwen Atlantis (c. 1644). Simplified version of ACM/31, coloured, with unpaginated Dutch text on reverse.
Derived from ACM/31
54.1 x 42-42.2 cm