An extremely decorative map of the British Isles by Frederick de Wit with extensive gilt decoration to the coats of arms and title cartouche. The map is decorated upper left with the coats of arms of England, Scotland and Ireland. The map represents a slight cartographic improvement of de Wit’s earlier work particularly the noted inclusion of Gordon’s work on the western Isles of Scotland. Frederick de Wit (1630 – 1706) was one of the most prominent and successful map engravers and publishers in Amsterdam in the period following the decline of the Blaeu and Jansson establishments. He acquired many copper plates from these firms when they were dispersed at auction. His output covered most aspects of map making: sea charts, world atlases, an atlas of the Netherlands, ‘town books’ covering plans of towns and cities in the Netherlands and Europe, and wall maps. His work, notable for the beauty of the engraving and colouring, was very popular and editions were issued many years after his death by Pierre Mortier and later the firm of Covens and Mortier. Shirley De Wit 3.