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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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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- 1632-1632
- ESTC No.
- S122267
- Grub Street ID
- 141821
- Description
- [8], 94, [1], 98-126, [2], 131-132, [2], 137-146, [6] leaves : ill., maps (metal cuts) ; 2⁰
- 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.
Consists primarily of folded maps, with letterpress and foliation on the outer pages.
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