Vrients’s scarce map of England, Wales & Ireland

A superb map of England, Wales & Ireland, dedicated to James I and VI, first published in the only English edition of Ortelius's 'Theatrum' in 1606, only three years after he replaced Elizabeth I as England's monarch. It is decorated with a family tree illustrating the James's claim to the English throne, as well as armorials and vignettes including Neptune on a sea-horse.
This example is from the second state, with the controversial description of James I as king of France removed.

As this map only appears in the later editions of the Theatrum it is comparatively rare: Van den Broecke estimates that only about 1,250 were printed. Shirley notes that because the map is larger than the standard Ortelius maps it is 'often found with damage to the margins'.