Two maps are found on this leaf published by Benedetto Bordone on either side of the page. The first is a map of ‘modern’ England and Wales occupying the lower portion of the sheet. In style it follows closely contemporary portolans of the day. The cities of London, ‘Dobla’ (Dover) and ‘Antona’ (Southampton) can clearly be identified. The Isle of Man is named ‘aman’ and ‘Scocia’ (Scotland) is separated by an apparent strait. The nearby continent is shown in some detail too. The full page map depicts the British Isles according to Ptolemy. This example is from the first edition dated to 1528, printed by Nicola Zoppino. The first printed atlases were derived from the work of Ptolemy, the second most important was the ‘Isolario’. Bear in mind that at the time, the easiest form of travel and trade was by sea. Hence ports and islands were of greater importance. The first such atlas was published in c.1485 by Bartolommeo dalli Sonetti and was confined to the eastern Mediterranean. Bordone’s ‘Isolario’ covered the known world. Benedetto Bordone (c.1460-c.1535) was born in Padua, Italy, and his interest in science soon settled on geography. He started work on his ‘Isolario’ early, a manuscript in Florence is believed to date from before 1524. The first edition was entitled ‘Libro di Benedetto Bordone’. All the three subsequent editions of this work carried the title of ‘Isolario’. Karrow (1993) pp. 89-93; Shirley (1984) nos. 17 & 18; Shirley (2004) T.Bord 1a; Skelton ‘Introduction to the Facsimile of the 1528 edition of Bordone’s L’Isole’.