SAXTON, Christopher. Anglia, [London]: 1579 [but 1583 or later], second state with gradations of latitude and longitude in inner border, hand-coloured engraved map, heightened in gilt, inscribed on verso in a contemporary hand "This booke belongs to Howard Castell (?). Lord Morpeth" (fold lightly rubbed and stained), 382 x 490mm. [Shirley Early Printed Maps of the British Isles 128]
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SAXTON, Christopher. Anglia, [London]: 1579 [but 1583 or later], second state with gradations of latitude and longitude in inner border, hand-coloured engraved map, heightened in gilt, inscribed on verso in a contemporary hand "This booke belongs to Howard Castell (?). Lord Morpeth" (fold lightly rubbed and stained), 382 x 490mm. [Shirley Early Printed Maps of the British Isles 128]
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