The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine [electronic resource] : presenting an exact geography of...
The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine [electronic resource] : presenting an exact geography of the kingdomes of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the iles adioyning: with the shires, hundreds, cities and shire-townes, within ye kingdome of England, divided and described by Iohn Speed.
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Imprinted at London : [By Iohn Dawson] anno cum privilegio 1627 Are to be sold by George Humble at the Whit horse in Popes-head Alley, [1627, i.e. 1632]
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[1627, i.e. 1632]
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[8], 94, [1], 98-126, [2], 131-132, [2], 137-146, [6] leaves : maps (metal cuts)
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Imprinted at London : [By Iohn Dawson] anno cum privilegio 1627 Are to be sold by George Humble at the Whit horse in Popes-head Alley, [1627, i.e. 1632]
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England
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[1627, i.e. 1632]
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The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine [electronic resource] : presenting an exact geography of the kingdomes of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the iles adioyning: with the shires, hundreds, cities and shire-townes, within ye kingdome of England, divided and described by Iohn Speed.
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Britannia.
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General note
The text is mainly taken from: Camden, William. Britannia.
Some of the maps are signed by Jodocus Hondius, and "all were engraved by him or under his direction in his workshop at Amsterdam" (Skelton 7). The exception is the map of England, recut by Abraham Goos and dated 1632.
The title page, which is engraved, is unaltered from the 1627 edition.
Appears at reel 1559 (Cambridge University Library copy) and at reel 1642 (British Library copy)....
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STC (2nd ed.) 23043.
Skelton, R.A. County atlases of the British Isles, 18.
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Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/56.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1559:17, 1642:11b)
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