Galicia,- GALLAECIA REGNUM descripta a F. Fer. Ojea. . .

A beautiful double-page copper engraved map of Galicia by Valk and Schenk after Ferdinand Ajea. Extending from the Asturias de Oviedo region and Aviles in the northeast to Bayona and the Portugese border in the south, centered on Santiago di Compostella.
Major cities include Vigo, La Coruña, Ferrol, Mondoñedo, Rivadeo, Lugo, Ourense, Ponferrada, Braganca, and Padron.
This lovely map shows castles, walled cities, towns, rivers, mountains and many other details. Decorated with a large decorative cartouche with a coat of arms and a musical score held by 2 cherubs, Neptune carrying the title cartouche, 2 sailing ships, one sea monster, two compass roses, and a small legend.

A highly decorative, attractive, and sought-after map of northwest Spain/Galicia. Nice presentation value, overall.
Galicia is socially and culturally distinct from other parts of Spain (with some exception given to the neighboring province of Asturias, just to the east). In reality, the culture, ethnicity, and social psychology of Galicia are equivalent to that of northern Portugal. The Celts were the dominant people in the region for approximately ten centuries, and such is clearly evident in Galician customs and ethnicity.
Galicia is also recognized as the birthplace of Portugal, and the Galician language is codified as parallel to Portuguese.