Old maps of Essex

For the German edition of 1648 of his Atlas Novus, Jansson added 8 new maps of English counties, including a map of Essex engraved by Peter van den Keere; there was a second issue in 1651. The plates were later acquired and re-worked by Peter van der Aa, who issued his new versions of the maps in his Atlas Soulage in 1712. In 1729 van de Aa re-issued the map, now with wide, engraved frame, in La Galerie Agreable du Monde.

Latitude & Longitude marked, but London is at 32^o 45' east, so prime would be off the Azores(?).

This is the first Essex map that mentions the North Sea (or at least "Mer du Nord").

Displayed scale of 9mls = 31 mm, or 7.4 miles/inch; scale actual = 9.1 miles/inch, or 1:575,000.