Essex, Devided Into Hundreds,.. Fayre Towne Colchester ...
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With the imprint of Henry Overton and the date 1662 erased, this is a very late issue of John Speed's map of Essex. John Speed (1552-1629) is arguably the most famous English cartographer of any period as a result of his atlas "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine". Because they are so informative and decorative, the individual maps are the best known and among the most sought-after of all county maps. The maps themselves were derived from the best and most up-to-date sources available. However, Speed also made innovations of his own - introducing town plans on most of the maps: here Colchester is shown. He included the coats of arms of local Earls and Dukes and often the Royal arms.
region: Essex
place and date of publication:
London 1612-1743
medium and colour:
copperplate, Original colour
ref:
31309
size in cms: 50 x 38 literature: Hodson, D. County Atlases Of The British Isles, I, 138. Price: £ 850 |
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