This classic ornate map of England and Wales was first published in the 1573 edition of Abraham Ortelius’ ‘Theatrum Orbis Terrarum’, the first modern atlas. This map improved on the earlier Ortelius map of the British Isles published in 1570. This is particularly noticeable in the depiction of South Wales, Devon, the Wash and Humber River. The source for much of this new information is the Welsh historian and topographer Humphrey Lluyd. He died in 1568 so the manuscript must have been finished by that date. It is possible it did not reach the hands of Ortelius until some time after his death, most likely post 1570. From the French edition of 1598. Van den Broecke, M. 19.3; North, F. J. ‘Humphrey Lhuyd’s Maps of England and of Wales’, Cardiff 1937; Shirley, R.W. (BI to 1650) 98.