In 1645, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Blaeu" class="extiw" title="en:Joan Blaeu">Joan Blaeu</a> (1598-1673) successfully published an atlas of England. Blaeu based this atlas on the Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine published by his English colleague <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Speed" class="extiw" title="en:John Speed">John Speed</a> (1552-1629) in 1611. To this atlas belonged a basic map of the principality Wales. The map has been beautifully decorated on the right side with coats of arms. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Blaeu" class="extiw" title="en:Joan Blaeu">Joan Blaeu</a> has dedicated the map to king Charles I.
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