Blaeu, Joan Guilliemus Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Toonneel des Aerdrycx oft Nieuwe Atlas]: Volume V Amsterdam: J. Blaeu, 1654. Folio, hand-coloured engraved title-page, 55 hand-coloured maps including the Irish maps, original vellum gilt, ties lacking, some browning to initial and final leaves, a little marginal dampstaining and a closed tear to one leaf without loss Footnote: Note: This atlas comprises volume five of the six-volume Dutch text edition of Blaeu's Theatrum . Each volume of the work was published separately between 1635 and 1655, in several languages. In its era, the Theatrum was considered to be the most comprehensive and accurate atlas produced, with volume 5 being regarded to this day first atlas of Scotland, using many maps developed by the cartographer, Pont. 49 of the maps are of Scotland and 6 depict Ireland.