Dobie, William 1845.

Title Mona Dimensions 323 x 245 mm Imperfect Copy of Bleau 1645

Outer border

Printed on thin paper - often damaged in bound copies.

Imprint above Border "Map of the Isle of Man in 1595"
Imprint below Border

"First Engraved by Thomas Durham 1595, for Speed's Atlas of Great Britain
Copied from Bleau's Atlas published at Amsterdam in 1658, for Mr Train by his friend Wm Dobie
Published by M. A. Quiggin, 52 North Quay Douglas"

Editions:

Can be found bound with either volume (or even both) - usually in Vol. 1 in conjuction with Pigot's 1836 map in Vol 2 but nowhere in the book is either Map called for. Also sold as a loose sheet.

An Historical and Statistical Account of the Isle of Man from the Earliest Times to the Present date with a view of its ancient Laws, peculiar customs, and popular superstitions in two volumes
by Joseph Train, F.S.A. Scot
Originally published in 4 parts 1844-8

An Historical and Statistical Account…
Douglas:Printed and published by Mary A Quiggin, North Quay;
London, Simpkin, Marshall & Co., Stationers’ Hall Court 1850

References

Mona's Herald, Monday, 16th June 1845;

We call particular attention to Mrs. Quiggin's advertisement of the republishing of an ancient map of this Island. The map takes date as far back as 1595, and is a curiosity to Manx antiquarians. The shape of the Island is very different, by that map, from its present shape, as established by modern surveys, being much longer in proportion to its width.

Many of the loughs, or inland ponds, which are clearly defined in that map, have since dried, and their beds are now covered by corn and grass. The orthography of names of places has been much altered, and we think not for the better, as formerly they had a distinct meaning in the Celtic of our forefathers.

The referenced Advertisement: - the history of the appearance of the map is apparently known - Speed's map was possibly too complicated to copy

Isle of Man in 1595.

Just Published, price 6d. A Map of the Isle of Man, copied from "Bleau's Atlas," published at Amsterdam in 1658, first engraved by Thomas Durham in 1595, for Speed's History of Great Britain.

Published by M.A. Quiggin, Printer, Bookseller &c 52 North Quay, Douglas

*This Map will be presented with the Fourth Part to the Subscribers of Train's History of the Isle of Man, which will be completed about the 16th instant.

Any comments, errors or omissions gratefully received The Editor © F.Coakley , 2026