Buckingham Both Shyre, And Shire Towne ...
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An important and attractive map of Buckinghamshire by John Speed. 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". 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 many of the maps, including county boundaries on almost all maps and also the coats of arms of local Earls and Dukes as well the Royal arms. The overall effect is to produce very decorative, attractive and informative maps. With minor marginal restoration this is a good example of an early edition - the only one to have Latin text on the verso.
region: Buckinghamshire
mapmaker:
J.Speed
place and date of publication:
London 1612 -1616
medium and colour:
copperplate, Coloured
ref:
35618
size in cms: 50.5 x 38 Price: £ 1000 |
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