The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine: 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.

All titles

• The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine: 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.
• Britannia.

People / Organizations

• Iohn Dawson ("printed by")
• John Speed (Author)

Imprint

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. 1646]

Publication year

1646-1646

ESTC No.

R218799

Grub Street ID

93410

Description

[4], 7, 93, [2], 99-127 leaves, leaf 129, 131-133 leaves, leaf 135, 137-145, [6] leaves : maps, port. (metalcuts) ; 2⁰

Note

The text is mainly taken from: Camden, William. Britannia.

The title page, which is engraved, is unaltered from the 1627 edition.

Consists primarily of folded maps, with letterpress and foliation on the outer pages.

Books 2-4 each have separate title page with imprint "London, printed by John Legatt, for William Humble, 1646"; register is continuous.

Uncontrolled note

Not in Skelton, R. A. County atlases of the British Isles