The theatre of the empire of Great-Britain : presenting an exact geography of the kingdom of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the isles adjoyning: as also the shires, hundreds, cities and shire-towns within the kingdom of England and principality of Wales; with a chronology of the civil-wars in England, Wales and Ireland. Together with A prospect of the most famous parts of the world
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Type of record: Book
Title: The theatre of the empire of Great-Britain : presenting an exact geography of the kingdom of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the isles adjoyning: as also the shires, hundreds, cities and shire-towns within the kingdom of England and principality of Wales; with a chronology of the civil-wars in England, Wales and Ireland. Together with A prospect of the most famous parts of the world
Classmark: Whitaker Collection 12 fol
Creator(s): Speed, John (1552?-1629)
Publisher: Printed for Thomas Basset... and Richard Chiswel
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1676
Language: English
Size and medium: 9 p.l., 94 numb. l., [95]-98 p., 99-126 numb. l., [8] p., [4] p.l., [5] double l., [127]-129 p., 131-132 numb. l., [133]-135 p., 137-146 numb. l., 1 l., 56 numb. l., [11] p
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/299432
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991004030219705181
Description
Added engraved title-page.
Text on the reverse of each map.
Maps are ornamented with the arms of the country and of the nobility, and have border illustrations of figures in national costumes and of views of cities. Many maps have, also, plans of cities, views of castles, cathedrals and other interesting features.
Maps engraved by F. Lamb, A. Goos, D. Grijp, I. Hondius, Corn. Danckertsz and E. Sijmons z. Hamers veldt.
The additions referred to include distance tables of five of the principal roads from London, in the Theatre, and maps of Virginia, New England, Jamaica, Barbados and Carolina in the Prospect.
Indexed in: Phillips 5949; Chubb XXVII.
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