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Record Nr.

UNISA996392460303316

Autore

Speed John <1552?-1629.>

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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]

Descrizione fisica

[162], 146 p. : ill. (woodcuts), maps (metal cuts)

Altri autori (Persone)

CamdenWilliam <1551-1623.>

Soggetti

Great Britain Description and travel 1601-1700 Early works to 1800

Great Britain Maps Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0167