Lancashyre

Date1612-22

Mediumcopper engraving on paper

Dimensions11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)

ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v. B. Batten Estate

Object numberPC2020.51.27

DescriptionThis map of Lancashire comes from the publication of the epic poem Poly-Olbion by the English poet Michael Drayton (1563-1631). The map has a white border around it. The land of the map is a light green color with short wavy lines on it. There are rivers, and the rivers have naked nymphs standing in the water. Near the cities, there are women wearing crowns with buildings on them. There are also hills with old men standing on them. The left side of the map is a coastline with an island in it. At the top of the island it says, "The Ile/of Man." On the left half of the map, near the top, it says, "LANCA" and near the bottom it says "SHYRE."

On View

Not on view