Klencke Atlas

It is a world atlas made up of 41 copperplate wall maps that remain in exceptionally good condition.

[1] The maps are of the continents and assorted European states[4] and it was said to encompass all the geographical knowledge of the time.

[5] Dutch Prince John Maurice of Nassau is credited with its creation,[5] and it contains engravings by artists Joan Blaeu and Hondius and others.

[4] It was presented by a consortium of Dutch sugar merchants, represented by Professor Johannes Klencke,[6][7] to King Charles II of England in 1660 to mark the occasion of his Restoration to the throne.

[6] In April 2010 it was publicly displayed for the first time in 350 years with pages open,[2] at an exhibition at the British Library.