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.
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- 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.
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- Imprint
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Imprinted at London: And are to be solde by Iohn Sudbury and Georg Humble, in Popes-head alley at ye signe of ye White Horse, Anno 1614 [i.e. 1616]
- Publication year
- 1616-1616
- ESTC No.
- S112623
- Grub Street ID
- 132377
- Description
- [162], 146 p. : ill. (woodcuts), maps (metal cuts) ; 2⁰
- Note
- The text is mainly taken from: Camden, William. Britannia.
The title page is engraved.
Map of Norfolk (ch. 18) has no engraver's name in the right bottom corner.
"The woodcuts were no doubt cut by Christoph Schweitzer." 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).
- Uncontrolled note
- Signatures from DFo. DFONOTE jre: imprint reads: "Imprinted at London anno cum privilegio 1614 And are to be solde by Iohn Sudbury & Georg Humble, in Popes-head alley at ye signe of ye white Horse. [1614]"; suggest representing pag. as: [8], 94, [1] leaves, 97-98 p., 99-126, [2], 131-132, [2], 137-146, [5] leaves with a note re consists of double page maps with folliated and with letterpress text on outer pages; 3X2r numbered "129" and 3Z2r numbered "135"; sep. t.p.s are on 3F1r, 3X1r and 3Z1r respectively; books 2-3 t.p.s have imprint "London Printed by Thomas Snodham, for Iohn Sudburie and George Humble. 1616." and book 4 has imprint "Imprinted at London by Thomas Snodham. 1616."