Morden’s Map of North Wales Printed Area Measurement_16 x 27 cm A likely candidate for the

A likely candidate for the latter is Yorkshire naturalist and geologist William Bean (1787-1866) who sold his collection of fossils to the British Museum and Yorkshire Philosophical Society

he was a member of the Royal Society of London

Homann’s original map had undergone several revisions (in particular the transition of California from island to peninsula) but although the northwest coast remained little-known it was clearly felt that an entirely new map – incorporating the latest discoveries – was appropriate

Constantinopoli / Descrittione di Constantinopoli

Morden’s Map of North Wales Printed Area Measurement_16 x 27 cm A likely candidate for theA New and Correct Map of North Wales Robert Morden's maps were engraved to illustrate Gibson's edition of William Camden's Britannia, first published in 1695 and reprinted in 1722, 1753 and 1772. This version of the map of North Wales, with a simplified cartouche, appeared in 1722. Camden was an Elizabethan historian who wrote a county by county description of England. An illustrated edition of his work with maps by Kip and Hole was published in 1607,