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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 December 2024. Archipelago in north-western Europe This article is about the geographical archipelago. For those parts under British sovereignty, see British Islands. British Isles Other native names Éire agus an Bhreatain Mhór (Irish) Ynysoedd Prydain (Welsh) Enesow Bretennek (Cornish) Eileanan ...
The Mitchell Map. The Mitchell Map is a map made by John Mitchell (1711–1768), which was reprinted several times during the second half of the 18th century. The map, formally titled A map of the British and French dominions in North America &c., was used as a primary map source during the Treaty of Paris for defining the boundaries of the newly independent United States.
The map browsing interface, showing thumbnail photos for each completed "geograph". Geograph Britain and Ireland is a web-based project, begun in March 2005, to create a freely accessible archive of geographically located photographs of Great Britain and Ireland. [1]
English: 16th-century printed map of the British Isles with classical terminology, by Abraham Ortelius: Britannicarum Insularum Typus, 1595. Date: 1595: Source:
English: Blank topographic map of the British Isles. Equidistant conic projection. Standard parallels: 52°N and 56°N. Central meridian: 4°30'W. Map borders (hidden, larger than shown area): 61°N, 5°E, 49°N, 14°W.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 19:35, 13 September 2019: 1,250 × 1,835 (1,003 KB): Visitor from Wikishire: Conformed colours to Hogweard's improvements
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Ignazio Danti's map of the British Isles from the Florentine Palazzo Vecchio's Stanza delle Mappe geografiche, 1565: Isole Britaniche Lequalico tengano il regno di Inghilterra et di Scotia con l'Hibernia. The term "British Isles" entered the English language in the late 16th century to refer to Great Britain, Ireland and the surrounding islands.