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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.

Van Pelt - Microtext STC I Reel 1611:1.
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Language:
English
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Genre:
  • Maps.
Physical Description:
  • 162 unnumbered pages, 146 pages : illustrations (woodcuts), maps (metal cuts)
  • 35 mm
  • monochrome
  • service copy
  • positive
Place of Publication:
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 [that is, 1616]
Notes:
  • 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).
  • Books 2-4 each have separate title page, dated 1616.
  • Reproduction of the original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.
  • Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1982. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 1611:01). s1982 miun a
Cited in:
  • STC (2nd ed.) 23041.4.
  • Skelton, R.A. County atlases of the Brit. Isles, 10.
Related Work:
Camden, William, 1551-1623. Britannia.
OCLC:
55189969

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