Elizabeth's England
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Christopher Saxton
Atlas of England and Wales (London, 1579)
Newberry Library (Case +G 1045 .78)
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Well before her death, Elizabeth had become identified with England itself. Christopher Saxton's Atlas opens with a magnificent title page showing the queen enthroned, flanked by the figures of Astronomy and Geography.

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