Mao of Spain & Portugal
John Arrowsmith
Category
Maps
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
475 x 595 mm
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 586856
Summary
Coloured map of Spain & Portugal by J. Arrowsmith
Full description
Map of Spain and Portugal by J. Arrowsmith. Handmade repairs made to the back made with lined and scape paper. Writing on reverse - latin verse in pencil from Horace's Odes, book III poem I. Whales and boats drawn on the map in the areas of sea.
Marks and inscriptions
On reverse: Spain written 3 times Front of Map. Two drawings in left corner, one above the RR in Mediterranean (to the right of the map).: One drawing of a whale and small boat (bottom left corner) Drawing of a sailing ship? (Above the RR in Mediterranean) On the reverse, bottom right corner: caementa demittit redemptor cum famulis dominusque terrae fastidiosus On the reverse, piece of scrap paper used as part of the repairs.: 279? (circled with a single line crossing it out) 288 (circled with a single line crossing it out) [illegible circled number]
Makers and roles
John Arrowsmith, cartographer