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SPEED, JOHN:
AN ORIGINAL ENGRAVED MAP OF BREKNOKE both shire and town Brecknockshire An attractive and decorative map with inset town plan of Breknoke scales of English Miles and 3 elaborate coat of arms. Title cartouche Engraved by Hondius.
Bassett & Chiswell 1676. Lg. map engr.surface ca 51 cm x 37 cm. English text on verso. A nice example of this decorative County map by John Speed. Includes inset of Breknoke with the coat of arms for James Butler Earle of Breknoke and three other coasts of arms plus and early battle scene. FRAMED in double Glazed Hogarth Frame. Strong impression with the detail in the engraving clear and black. Overall in very good condition. Imprint on left- hand corner giving publishers: “Performed by John Speede. And are to be solde by Thomas Bassett in Fleetstreet and Richard Chiswell in St Pauls Churchyard”. The maps by J.Speed are "the best known and most popular of all English county maps" Tooley. Despite competition from maps of the English counties by Blaeu and Jansson Speed’ maps were “bestsellers”. A beautifully coloured map of the historic county of Brecknockshire with an inset map of the city of Brecon. Bassett & Chiswell, 1676 unknown
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SPEED, JOHN:
AN ORIGINAL ENGRAVED MAP OF BREKNOKE both shire and town Brecknockshire An attractive and decorative map with inset town plan of Breknoke scales of English Miles and 3 elaborate coat of arms. Title cartouche Engraved by Hondius.
Sudbury & George Humbell 1610-1612. Engraved surface 20 x 15.50 inches. Frame Size 26.5 x 21.50 inches Attractive hand-colouring. A nice example of this decorative County map by John Speed. Includes inset of Breknoke with the coat of arms for James Butler Earle of Breknoke and three other coasts of arms plus and early battle scene. FRAMED in Glazed Hogarth Frame. Strong impression with the detail in the engraving clear and black. Frame has a few small chips. Overall in very good condition. Imprint on left- hand corner giving publishers: “Performed by John Speede. And are to be solde by Sudbury & George Humbell”. The maps by J.Speed are "the best known and most popular of all English county maps" Tooley. Despite competition from maps of the English counties by Blaeu and Jansson Speed’ maps were “bestsellers”. A beautifully coloured map of the historic county of Brecknockshire with an inset map of the city of Brecon. Sudbury & George Humbell 1610-1612 unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 92126
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SPEED, JOHN:
AN ORIGINAL ENGRAVED MAP OF THE COUNTY OF RADNOR and the Shyretownes Sittuatione. The Countie of RADNOR described and the shyretownes sittuatione Anno 1608. Described by Christopher Saxon Augmented and published by John Speede Servant to his Majesty.
Sudbury & George Humbell 1610/11 1st Edition. Engraved surface 20 x 15.50 inches. With later light hand colouring. Frame Size 26.5 x 21.50 inches Attractive hand-colouring. Double glazed with English text on verso. An attractive and decorative map with inset town plan of Radnor scales of English Miles within large decorative cartouche and 3 elaborate coat of arms. Title cartouche and large compass rose. Strong impression with the detail in the engraving clear and black. Nice wide mustard margins. A few weak creases near centrefold. Overall in very good condition. A scarce edition. Imprint in the centre lower bottom giving publishers: “Described by Christopher Saxton Augmented and published by John Speede servant of his Majesty. And are to be solde in Popes head alley by John Sudbury & George Humbell The maps by J.Speed are "the best known and most popular of all English county maps" Tooley. Despite competition from maps of the English counties by Blaeu and Jansson Speed’ maps were “bestsellers”. Sudbury & George Humbell 1610/11 1st Edition unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 92117
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Speed, John Orville
Anecdotes and Tall Tales in Rhyme
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1258162229.G ISBN : 1258162229 9781258162221
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Speed, John Orville
Anecdotes and Tall Tales in Phyme
NY: Vantage Press 1962. SIGNED by Speed & Has DJ DJ has price & 1st stated Pages are browning -- John Orville Speed the Pennyrile Poet & from Madisonville KY -- EMAIL for Pictures. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Vantage Press Hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : DC 167
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SPEED, John
Anglesey Antiently called Mona
Sudbury & Humble 1610. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15 x 20".<br/> <br/> This wonderfully decorated map depicts the island of Anglesey off the northwest coast of Wales. The island is centered on the map and labeled with towns rovers as well pictorial mountains and trees. A strapwork title cartouche features the coat of arms of England flanked by a lion and a unicorn. Below two elegant ships sail the beautifully patterned ocean surrounding an elaborate and colorful compass rose. In the lower left corner of the map showing part of Wales is an ornamental scale topped with strapwork cherubs a peacock and the country's coat of arms. A similar border frames the inset of Beaumaris in the upper right of the map which shows a plan of the port city labeled according to a key including its famous castle. The map appeared in Speed's atlas "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine." It is in good condition with but margins are cropped. Expert repair to right corners. <br> <br> John Speed 1552-1629 is widely considered to be the most famous English cartographer of the 17th century. His atlas "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine" contained the first set of individual county maps of England and Wales as well as significant town plans that are in many cases the first visual records of their subjects. This map of Anglesey is a beautiful example of his work.<br/> <br/> Sudbury & Humble unknown
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SPEED, John
Asia
<p>London: Are to be sold in pops-head alley against the Exchange by G. Humble 1626 but 1627-1632. 400 by 510mm. 15.75 by 20 inches. The first English printed map of Asia Double-page engraved map with hand-colour. The first English printed map of the continent of Asia from the first atlas compiled and published by an Englishman Speed's 'Prospect'. The map is heavily influenced by Hondius' 1623 map and inherits the gaps in his geographical understanding of Asia: Korea is presented as a peninsula and an anonymous stretch of water separates Asia from America identified only as a blending of 'The Tartarian Sea' and 'The West Ocean'. In India one finds the mythical 'Lake Ciamay' a common feature of European maps of Asia from the 16th to the 18th c. the imagined source of the major rivers of south-east Asia. The map is not without topographical accuracy however. In China the Great Wall of China is depicted described as 'a bulwarke against the suddaine infall of ye Tartars on this side'. Vignettes in the border at the top of the map depict bird's-eye views of important towns among them 'Goa' and 'Aden'. Illustrated in the borders along the sides of the map are costumed figures. Accompanying text in English 'The Description of Asia' is printed on the reverse. John Speed 1552-1629 was the outstanding cartographer of his age. By trade a merchant tailor but by proclivity a historian it was the patronage of Sir Fulke Greville poet and statesman that allowed him to pursue this interest in earnest. His 'Theatre of Great Britain' first published in 1611 or 1612 was the first large-scale printed atlas of the British Isles. The 'Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World' from which the present work is drawn appeared in 1627 bound with the 'Theatre' and is the first world atlas compiled by an Englishman to be published in England. Engraved in Amsterdam many of the maps are anglicized versions of works by Dutch makers in distinctive carte-à-figure style featuring borders with figures in local costume and city views. Chubb XXV; 'Mapping the Continent of Asia' 30; Shirley Atlases T.SPE-2a; Suárez 200.</p> Are to be sold in pops-head alley against the Exchange by G. Humble,
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SPEED, John
Asia with the Islands adjoyning described the atire of the people & Towns of importance.; John Speed Map of Asia First British map of Asia ever published
London: George Humble 1627. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15 3/8" x 20".<br/> <br/> This fascinating 1626 map of Asia by John Speed is the first British map of Asia. The map presents the entire continent from the Mediterranean east to include Japan and the East Indies. The map presents many speculations and common conventions found at a time when parts of Asia were largely unexplored by Europeans.<br> <br> Korea is presented as an elongated peninsula while the Kamchatka Peninsula is entirely absent. The map shows Japan and a fairly detailed depiction of the East Indies. Further west the Caspian Sea is presented along its East-West axis as per the practice at the time. The Great Wall of China is depicted in a grand style. Throughout several kingdoms important cities rivers lakes islands mountains and other topographical features are noted.<br> <br> One of the most interesting cartographic feature on this map is the appearance of Lake Ciamay or Lake Chiamay near northeast India. This mythical lake appeared on maps from the 16th to late 18th century and was believed to be the source of the great rivers of Southeast Asia.<br> <br> Illustrations of ships and sea monsters are included. The map is surrounded on the left and right with illustrations of the costumes and people from various parts of the continent. Along the top border eight city views are included detailing Candy Goa Damascus Jerusalem Ormus Bantam Aden and Macao.<br> <br> Engraved by Abraham Goos 1590 - 1643 a master engraver was the son of Pieter Goos and Margareta van den Keere which were both from map families. Appears in Speed's important "Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World". The map is in good condition. Archival repair to closed tear at lower margin near centerfold. Minor staining at edges not affecting the image. English text on verso.<br> <br> John Speed 1552-1629 is widely considered to be the most famous English cartographer of the 17th century. His atlas "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine" contained the first set of individual county maps of England and Wales as well as significant town plans that are in many cases the first visual records of their subjects. This important map of Asia is a wonderful example of his work.<br/> <br/> George Humble unknown
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Speed, John
Bedford Shire and the Situation of Bedford described with the armes of thos Honorable Familyes that have borne ye titles of Dukes and Earls therof.
London: William Humble 1646. Other. In excellent condition. 384 by 509mm 15 by 20 inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. William Humble unknown
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SPEED, John
Bedfordshire
Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain published by Bassett and Chiswell. c.1627. Speed's map of Bedfordshire embelished with four strapwork cartouches surrounding the town plan of Bedford the coats of arms of the Earls and Dukes of Bedford the title commentary and the scale. First published in 1611 today the work of John Speed is regarded highly by map collectors historians and artists due to the intricate nature and artistic beauty of the maps. Copper engraving. Fine condition. Mounted size: 71.5 x 60 cm Hand coloured. Size: 50 x 38.5 cm. 19½ x 15 inches unknown
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SPEED, John
Britain as it was devided in the tyme of the English Saxons especially during their Heptarchy.
London: Basset and Chiswell 1676. Highly decorative map of the Saxon Heptarchy is from the 1676 edition of John Speed's famous atlas of 1610-12 "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain" published in London by Bassett and Chiswell. The most striking features of the map are the borders that flank the main body of the map. On one side they graphically portray and illustrate the seven ancient Saxon kingdoms together with their kings at the time of their own respective conversions to Christianity. The opposite side depicts the seven Saxon kingdoms with their respective kings when first established. Shields of the kingdoms a compass rose and a delightful title cartouche further enhance and embellish this most wonderful and interesting map. Copperplate engraving with hand colour. Plate mark size: 38.5 x 51. cm. Very good condition. Nicolson; The Counties of Great Britain A Tudor Atlas by John Speed p29. unknown
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Speed, John
Britain's Tudor Maps: County By County
London: Batsford 2016. Pages clean and bright. Biniding firm. Previous owner inscription to fly title page. Light shelf wear. Hard. Very Good. Elephant Folio Landscape. Batsford Hardcover
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Speed, John:
British Islands Holy Island Farne Guernsey Jersey.
London: Basset & Chiswell 1676. Copper engraving 38.5 x 51 cms modern hand-colour four maps on one sheet English text to verso. Islands around the British coast were often grouped in various cominations by early mapmakers. John Speed 1552-1629 is unquestionably the most significant English map-maker of the seventeenth-century. A brief note from Grangers Bibliographical History of England 1779 contains most of the information we have about Speeds life: John Speed who was bred a Tailor was by the generosity of Sir Fulk Grevil his patron set free from a manual employment and enabled to pursue his studies to which he was strongly inclined by the bent of his genius. The fruits of them were his Theatre of Great Britain containing an entire set of maps of the counties drawn by himself his History of Great Britain richly adorned with seals coins & medals from the Cotton collection; and his Genealogies of Scripture first bound up with the Bible in 1611 which was the first edition of the present English translation. His maps were very justly esteemed & his History of Great Britain was in its kind incomparably more complete than all the histories of his predecessors put together
The first edition of Speeds Theatre was published in 1612. It was the first atlas of the British Isles and the first attempt made by an Englishman to match the achievements of the great continental publishing houses although much of the engraving of the copper plates was performed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius. Speed was an antiquary and intended that his atlas should be read in conjunction with his history of Britain. He managed to include a great deal of historical detail on his modern county maps and the inset town plans some surveyed by himself together comprise the first collection of town plans of the British Isles all in all making the Theatre a highly decorative as well as a useful volume. It was a great success and there were editions printed throughout the seventeenth-century. Map Basset & Chiswell unknown
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SPEED, John
BUCKINGHAM Both Shyre and Shire towne describ.
Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain. Roger Rea. 1662-65. A beautiful map of Buckinghamshire from Speed's Theatre. Inset plans of the market towns of Buckingham and Redding the latter being a strange choice given that it lies in the county of Berkshire - an indication that the other market towns in Buckinghamshire were not large or prosperous. Embellished with cartouches cherubs and coats of arms belonging to the titled families of the county. Decorated scale at bottom with dividers above and compass rose to the right. Copper engraving. Good condition. Cut close at left and right hand sides but enough added margin for mounting and framing. Top margin strengthened. A closed tear 3 inches runs from the bottom up to the shield of Thomas of Wodstoke on the right. This has an old repair and is scarcely noticeable. Later colour. Size: 50 x 38 cm. 19½ x 15 inches unknown
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SPEED, John
Caernarvonshire.
London. c.1627. John Speed 1552-1629 is arguably the most famous name in early English cartography. In 1610 he published his wonderful and historic atlas 'The Theatre of Great Britain'. In 1627 he published another edition entitled 'A Prospect of The Most Famous Parts of The World' published in London by John Sudbury and George Humble. Speed based his maps on the earlier works done by Christopher Saxton and John Norden. His maps have always been keenly sought after as include many decorative features. Examples include: compass roses cherubs coats of arms mannerist style decoration prominent town plans stylish calligraphy and well defined regional physical features. John Speed's maps proved so popular that they were issued for many years after his death. This decorative and attractive example is of the Welsh county of Caernarvonshire. Size: 420 x 525 mm. Copperplate engraving with later hand colour. Fair to good condition. Repair to lower centrefold. Margins slim and 'chipped'. unknown
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Speed, John:
Cardigan Shyre described with the due forme of the Shiretown as it was surveyed by J.S. Anno 1610.
London: Basset & Chiswell 1676. Copper engraving 39 x 51.5 cms recent hand-colour inset of Cardigan very minor staining on the right-hand side of the map English text on verso. John Speed 1552-1629 is unquestionably the most significant English map-maker of the seventeenth-century. A brief note from Granger's Bibliographical History of England 1779 contains most of the information we have about Speed's life: "John Speed who was bred a Tailor was by the generosity of Sir Fulk Grevil his patron set free from a manual employment and enabled to pursue his studies to which he was strongly inclined by the bent of his genius. The fruits of them were his Theatre of Great Britain containing an entire set of maps of the counties drawn by himself his History of Great Britain richly adorned with seals coins & medals from the Cotton collection; and his Genealogies of Scripture first bound up with the Bible in 1611 which was the first edition of the present English translation. His maps were very justly esteemed & his History of Great Britain was in its kind incomparably more complete than all the histories of his predecessors put together ." The first edition of Speed's "Theatre" was published in 1612. It was the first atlas of the British Isles and the first attempt made by an Englishman to match the achievements of the great continental publishing houses - although much of the engraving of the copper plates was performed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius. Speed was an antiquary and intended that his atlas should be read in conjunction with his history of Britain. He managed to include a great deal of historical detail on his 'modern' county maps and the inset town plans some surveyed by himself together comprise the first collection of town plans of the British Isles all in all making the Theatre a highly decorative as well as a useful volume. It was a great success and there were editions printed throughout the seventeenth-century. Map Basset & Chiswell unknown
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SPEED, John
Cornwall
<p>London: And Now Sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate London 1710-1743. 385 by 510mm. 15.25 by 20 inches. Speed's map of Cornwall Double-page engraved map with hand colour. A map of Cornwall from one of the Overton editions of the first large-scale atlas of the British Isles Speed's 'Theatre'. In the top left-hand corner is a prospect of 'Launceston or Ancient Dunhevet'. Along the right-hand side of the map four antiquities are illustrated including the Hurlers Stones which according to legend are men petrified for playing hurling on a Sunday. The sea around the peninsula is filled with sea-monsters and ships. John Speed 1552-1629 was the outstanding cartographer of his age. By trade a merchant tailor but by proclivity a historian it was the patronage of Sir Fulke Greville poet and statesman that allowed him to pursue this interest in earnest. His 'Theatre of Great Britain' from which the present work is drawn was first published in 1611 or 1612 and is 'the earliest English attempt at atlas-production on a grand scale' Skelton. Drawing heavily on the work of Saxton and Norden little of Speed's cartography is original he acknowledges 'I have put my sickle into other mens corne' instead it is his blend of cartography and history incorporating town-plans vignettes and genealogy that makes Speed an innovator. This map is from one of the editions of the 'Prospect' published by Henry Overton between ca. 1710 and 1743. Unlike in earlier editions the verso of the maps tend to be blank.</p> And Now Sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate London,
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Speed, John
Cumberland and the Ancient citie Carlile described with many memorable Antiquities Therein found observed.
London: William Humble 1646. Other. In excellent condition. 384 by 508mm 15 by 20 inches. 384 by 508mm 15 by 20 inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. William Humble unknown
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SPEED, John
Cumberland
London: to be sould by Roger Rea the Elder and younger at the Golden Cross in Cornhill against the Exchange 1665. 410 by 550mm. 16.25 by 21.75 inches. Double-page engraved map fine contemporary outline hand colour upper left and right margins skilfully repaired margins reinforced with japan paper. The map bears the imprint of Roger Rea the Elder and Younger. The Reas had purchased the rights to Speed's work form William Garrett in 1659 who had previously purchased them from the widow of William Humble in the same year. Skelton suggests that the father and son intended a new edition of the atlas for the Restoration of 1660. However the atlas would appear not to have been published until 1665. This is borne out by an advertisement in the Term Catalogue by the subsequent owners of the plates Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell in 1675: "Mr John Speed's. Geography of the Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland. together with his Prospect. all in one entire Volume hath been for seven Years past out of Print the greatest part of an Impression then newly Printed being destroyed by the late dreadful Fire 1666". This is borne out by the rarity of the Rea edition of the atlas. There is evidence that they planned an edition of 1666 as there are impressions of Sussex Buckingham and Derby with Rea's imprint which bear that date. Rea would later sell the plates to Bassett and Chiswell who would publish a new edition in 1676. to be sould by Roger Rea the Elder and younger at the Golden Cross in Cornhill against the Exchange, unknown
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SPEED, John (c 1552-1629)
Denbighshire
London: Henry Overton Bassett & Chiswell 1713. Copper-engraved map with full modern colour very large marings in very good condition except for a stain at the bottom edge well away from the image. A highly decorative map of Denbighshire by one of the greatest English cartographers<br/> <br/> Denbighshire in Wales clearly a mountainous region was surveyed by Christopher Saxton which was Speed's source for this map. William Smith Pursuivant at the College of Arms was the apparent source for the coats of arms: one of which is that of Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester Queen Elizabeth's favorite. In the town plan of Denbigh in the upper right corner is a circular inset displaying what appears to be a castle. It is actually an unfinished and indeed never finished church that Leicester had tried to have built in Denbigh. Apparently his unpopularity was part of the reason the church was never completed. The map is decorated with a sea monster a classical god on horseback and a ship. Henry Overton's edition of this map includes the few roads that snaked their way through the county.<br/> <br/> cf. Hawkyard and Nicolson The Counties of Britain A Tudor Atlas by John Speed p. 73-76; Skelton The County Atlases of the British Isles 1579-1850 Map Collector's Circle part 1 #7 Speed and part 4 #92 & 121. Henry Overton, Bassett & Chiswell unknown
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SPEED, John
Derbyshire Darbieshire
London: Performed by John Speede and are to be sold in popes head Alley by Iohn Sudbury and G. Humble 1627. 380 by 510mm. 15 by 20 inches. Engraved map with hand colouring. A beautifully coloured map of Derbyshire with insets of the city of Derby and the springs at Buxton. John Speed 1552-1629 was the outstanding cartographer of his age. His 'Theatre of Great Britain' was the first atlas of the British Isles: Speed prepared the maps himself about two years before they were published. His maps and books dominated the seventeenth-century English market. The present map is taken from the 1627 English edition published by George Humble. Chubb XXV. Performed by John Speede, and are to be sold in popes head Alley by Iohn Sudbury and G. Humble, unknown
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SPEED, John
Derbyshire Darbieshire described
London: to be sold by Roger Rea the Elder and younger at ye Golden Crosse in Cornhill against ye Exchange 1665. 410 by 550mm. 16.25 by 21.75 inches. Hand-coloured double-page engraved map upper left and right margins skilfully repaired margins reinforced with japanned paper. The map bears the imprint of Roger Rea the Elder and Younger. The Reas had purchased the rights to Speed's work form William Garrett in 1659 who had previously purchased them from the widow of William Humble in the same year. Skelton suggests that the father and son intended a new edition of the atlas for the Restoration of 1660. However the atlas would appear not to have been published until 1665. This is borne out by an advertisement in the Term Catalogue by the subsequent owners of the plates Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell in 1675: "Mr John Speed's. Geography of the Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland. together with his Prospect. all in one entire Volume hath been for seven Years past out of Print the greatest part of an Impression then newly Printed being destroyed by the late dreadful Fire 1666". This is borne out by the rarity of the Rea edition of the atlas. There is evidence that they planned an edition of 1666 as there are impressions of Sussex Buckingham and Derby with Rea's imprint which bear that date. Rea would later sell the plates to Bassett and Chiswell who would publish a new edition in 1676. to be sold by Roger Rea the Elder and younger at ye Golden Crosse in Cornhill against ye Exchange, unknown
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Speed, John
Diev et Mon Droit Anno Darbieshire described 1610
London: William Humble 1646. Other. In excellent condition. 384 by 514mm 15 by 20¼ inches. 384 by 514mm 15 by 20¼ inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. William Humble unknown
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SPEED, JOHN:
Dorsetshyre. Dorsetshire Original Engraved Antique Map of Dorset. With the Shyre town Dorchester described as also the Armes of such noble families as have bene honored with the Titles thereof since the Normans Conquest to this present Anno 1662 sic.
Published Bassett & Chiswell. Ca 1676. Engraved map Uncoloured. With printed description of the County of Dorset on back. Ivory Mount Size 64cm x 52cm. Map size 52cm x 39cm In very good condition. Neat Centre fold. -- Map of Dorset from 1662 with town plan of Dorchester and coats of arms. From John Speed’s ‘Theatre of the Empire of Britain’ originally engraved by Jodocus Hondius with a brief description and history of Dorset with list of Divisions and Hundreds on the back. Published Bassett & Chiswell. Ca 1676 unknown
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SPEED, John
Essex
London: to be solde by Roger Rea ye elder & younger at ye Golden Crosse in Cornhill agt. ye Exchang 1665. 410 by 550mm. 16.25 by 21.75 inches. Double-page engraved map fine contemporary outline hand colour upper left and right margins skilfully repaired margins reinforced with japan paper. The map bears the imprint of Roger Rea the Elder and Younger. The Reas had purchased the rights to Speed's work from William Garrett in 1659 who had previously purchased them from the widow of William Humble in the same year. Skelton suggests that the father and son intended a new edition of the atlas for the Restoration of 1660. However the atlas would appear not to have been published until 1665. This is borne out by an advertisement in the Term Catalogue by the subsequent owners of the plates Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell in 1675: "Mr John Speed's. Geography of the Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland. together with his Prospect. all in one entire Volume hath been for seven Years past out of Print the greatest part of an Impression then newly Printed being destroyed by the late dreadful Fire 1666". This is borne out by the rarity of the Rea edition of the atlas. There is evidence that they planned an edition of 1666 as there are impressions of Sussex Buckingham and Derby with Rea's imprint which bear that date. Rea would later sell the plates to Bassett and Chiswell who would publish a new edition in 1676. to be solde by Roger Rea ye elder & younger at ye Golden Crosse in Cornhill agt. ye Exchang, unknown
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Speed, John
Glocestershire contriued into thirty thre seuerall hundreds & those againe into soure principall denisions the Citie of Glocester & Bristove discribed with the armes of such noble man as bauc hene dignisied with ye titlles of Earles & Dukes therof.
London: William Humble 1646. Other. In excellent condition. 383 by 514mm 15 by 20¼ inches. 383 by 514mm 15 by 20¼ inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. William Humble unknown
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Speed, John Joseph
Grievance Procedures in Nonunionized Companies: Studies in Personnel Policy No. 109
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 1258660997.G ISBN : 1258660997 9781258660994
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SPEED, John:
Hantshire Described and Divided. Original Antique Engraved Hand Coloured Map of Hampshire. With Plan of Winchester Arms of Nobles and Description of County on rear. Double-Glazed.
London Fleet Street Thomas Bassett 1676. Framed size approx 28 x 23 inches. Engraved surfaces approx 20 x 15 ins. Double-glazed in gold wood frame with ivory mount behind glass. Front and Back. In very good condition. Some darkening/tanning to paper vertical centre crease. Some slight fading to print in some areas. Lovely bright crisp colouring. Very small tear to top l/h corner. Centre fold and edges darkened on rear side. Else a beautiful clean example. Original engraved map with hand colouring. Coloured letterpiece on rear side. London, Fleet Street, Thomas Bassett, 1676 unknown
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Speed, John
Hartford Shire described the sittuations of Harford and the most ancient towne S Albons with such memorable actions as have happened.
London: William Humble 1646. Other. In excellent condition. 383 by 512mm 15 by 20¼ inches. 383 by 512mm 15 by 20¼ inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. William Humble unknown
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SPEED, John
Hartfordshire
<p>London: are to be sold by Thomas Basset in Fleet Street and Richard Chiswell in St Pauls Churchyard 1676. 390 by 515mm. 15.25 by 20.25 inches. Speed's map of Hertfordshire Double-page engraved map with hand colour slight discolouration to centre fold. A map of Hertfordshire from the 1676 edition of the first large-scale atlas of the British Isles Speed's 'Theatre'. In the top left-hand corner is an inset town-plan of Hertford with points of interest including 'Hony lane' and 'Back stret' marked using an alphabetical key. In the top right-hand corner is an inset showing 'Verolanium' presumably a mis-spelling of 'Verulamium' modern-day St. Albans one of the most significant cities in Roman Britain. In the bottom right-hand corner is a cartouche in which are described the 'three mortall and bloody Battells of Englands civill disections' fought in Hertfordshire: the first battle of St. Albans 1451 the second battle of St. Albans 1461 and the battle of Barnet 1471. Accompanying text in English 'Hundreds in Hertford-shire' and 'Hertford-shire' is printed on the verso. John Speed 1552-1629 was the outstanding cartographer of his age. By trade a merchant tailor but by proclivity a historian it was the patronage of Sir Fulke Greville poet and statesman that allowed him to pursue this interest in earnest. His 'Theatre of Great Britain' from which the present work is drawn was first published in 1611 or 1612 and is 'the earliest English attempt at atlas-production on a grand scale' Skelton. Drawing heavily on the work of Saxton and Norden little of Speed's cartography is original he acknowledges 'I have put my sickle into other mens corne' instead it is his blend of cartography and history incorporating town-plans vignettes and genealogy that makes Speed an innovator. This map is from the 1676 edition of the 'Theatre' published by Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell. Chubb CIV; Shirley Atlases T.Spe-1j; Skelton 92.</p> are to be sold by Thomas Basset in Fleet Street, and Richard Chiswell in St Pauls Churchyard,
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Speed, John
Hereford Shire described with the true plot of the Citie Hereford as alsoe the Armes of thos Nobles that have bene intituled with that Dignitye.
London: William Humble 1646. Other. In excellent condition. 383 by 508mm 15 by 20 inches. 383 by 508mm 15 by 20 inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. William Humble unknown
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SPEED, John
Herefordshire
John Sudbury & George Humble 1610. unbound. Map. Original engraving. Image measures 15" x 20".<br/> <br/> Beautiful early map of Herefordshire with inset plan of the city of Hereford.The region central England is known for cider and beer production. Topography castles and churches are represented pictorially. Insets include an image and explanation of a famous 1461 battle during the War of the Roses a group of coats of arms and two images of a mapmaker at work. Verso has information and history on the county and a census of towns and "hundreds" smaller municipalities within the county. Map is in good condition despite a few scattered stains. Chips to margins not affecting the image. There is a small repari near the original fold line. <br> <br> John Speed 1552-1629 born in Cheshire and a tailor by profession until he was 50 is widely considered to be the most famous English cartographer of the 17th century. He is noted for placing England in the mainstream of map publishing an industry which was at the time dominated by the Dutch. His atlas "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine" contained the first set of individual county maps of England and Wales as well as significant town plans that are in many cases the first visual records of their subjects.<br/> <br/> John Sudbury & George Humble unknown
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SPEED, John
Herefordshire described.
London: Performed by John Speed and are to be Sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate. c.1720. 41x 51 cm. Uncoloured double-page map. Insets of a plan of the town of Hereford arms of the nobility and battle of Mortimer's Cross. Some creases Additional light fold creases mid right and mid lower half. London: Performed by John Speed and are to be Sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate. [c.1720] unknown
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SPEED, John
Holy Iland on sheet with Garnsey and Farne and Iarsey
London: John Sudbury and George Humble 1610. No binding. Good. THE FIRST REASONABLY ACCURATE MAP OF JERSEY. 385 x 510 mm. with recent outline and wash colour in good condition. The first published state of a quartered map by John Speed displaying the tidal Holy Island Lindisfarne reachable on foot at low tide and the Farne Islands both off the coast of Northumberland. On the right side are the two main Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey. This is the first reasonably accurate map of Jersey to be printed. The parish boundaries are marked along with the various waterways each indicating housing along their courses. In addition three windmills are displayed. Guernsey displays no real improvement over that of Gerard Mercator published in 1595 but it does now display its proximity to Jersey. Sark now displays buildings and one windmill which had only recently been built by Hellier de Carteret in 1571. He was the first Seigneur of the island. It was famously decapitated by the Nazis in the Second World War. John Speed 1552-1629 is the best known and among collectors the most popular British cartographer. He was like his father a tailor by trade with a passion for history. On joining the Society of Antiquaries he took his first steps towards the compilation of the atlas that has placed him among the cartographic immortals.In 1611 he produced the 'History of Great Britain' and his atlas the 'Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain' was published to accompany it. The 'Theatre .' was the first atlas of the British Isles ever produced containing sixty-seven maps which in addition to the counties of England and Wales also included general maps of the Heptarchy England in Anglo-Saxon times Great Britain and Ireland England Wales Scotland and the Provinces of Ireland together with maps of the Isles of Wight and Man and the Channel Islands. Preparation for the atlas took several years and the maps are all engraved by Jodocus Hondius in Amsterdam. This example was printed in 1627 the last edition to be published before the death of Speed. Provenance: private Jersey collection. Shirley T.SPE-1e; Skelton 1966; Skelton 1970 7 & 16. John Sudbury and George Humble unknown
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Speed, John
Holy iland - Garnsey - Farnsey - Iarsey
London: G. Humble 1626. Other. In excellent condition. 382 by 508mm 15 by 20 inches. 382 by 508mm 15 by 20 inches. Copper engraving hand colored in outline and wash. Original antique copper engraving hand colored in outline and wash. John Speed 1551 or 1552 28 July 1629 was an English cartographer and historian. He is alongside Christopher Saxton one of the best known English mapmakers of the early modern period.Speed was born in the Cheshire village of Farndon and went into his father Samuel Speed's tailoring later in life.While working in London Speed was a tailor and member of a corresponding guild and came to the attention of "learned" individuals. These individuals included Sir Fulke Greville who subsequently made him an allowance to enable him to devote his whole attention to research. By 1598 he had enough patronage to leave his manual labour job and "engage in full-time scholarship". As a reward for his earlier efforts Queen Elizabeth granted Speed the use of a room in the Custom House. Speed was by this point as "tailor turned scholar" who had a highly developed "pictorial sense".In 1575 Speed married a woman named Susanna Draper in London later having children with her. These children definitely included a son named John Speed later a "learned" man with a doctorate and an unknown number of others since chroniclers and historians cannot agree on how many children they raised. Regardless there is no doubt that the Speed family was relatively well-off.By 1595 Speed published a map of biblical Canaan in 1598 he presented his maps to Queen Elizabeth and in 16111612 he published maps of Great Britain with his son perhaps assisting Speed in surveys of English towns.At age 77 or 78 in August 1629 Speed died. He was buried alongside his wife in London's St Giles-without-Cripplegate church on Fore Street. Later on a memorial to John Speed was also erected behind the altar of the church. According to the church's website "His was one of the few memorials in the church that survived the bombing" of London during The Blitz of 19401941 . The website also notes that "the cast for the niche in which the bust is placed was provided by the Merchant Taylors' Company of which John Speed was a member". His memorial brass has ended up on display in the Burrell Collection near Glasgow. Wikipedia G. Humble unknown
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Speed, John
Holyiland - Garney - Farne - Iarsey
London: William Humble 1646. Other. In excellent condition. 386 by 510mm 15¼ by 20 inches. 386 by 510mm 15¼ by 20 inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. William Humble unknown
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Speed, John:
Huntington both shire and shire towne with the ancient citie Ely described.
London George Humble 1623. Copper engraving image 38 x 50.5 cm sheet size 41.5 x 53 cm fine original hand colour blank verso. An unusual example: the map was coloured trimmed to the edge of the printed image and mounted on thick paper in the 17th century perhaps as part of a special commission from a wealthy patron. Typically surviving Speed maps have been extracted from atlases and have descriptive text on the verso. However some examples were sold as loose sheets without any text on the back sometimes the text was supplied as side panels on either side of the map and occasionally these were bound into atlases when supplies of a particular map had run out and these broadsheets were the only copies to hand. It is also possible that an entire atlas was created in this fashion. John Speed 1552-1629 is unquestionably the most significant English map-maker of the seventeenth-century. A brief note from Granger's Bibliographical History of England 1779 contains most of the information we have about Speed's life: "John Speed who was bred a Tailor was by the generosity of Sir Fulk Grevil his patron set free from a manual employment and enabled to pursue his studies to which he was strongly inclined by the bent of his genius. The fruits of them were his Theatre of Great Britain containing an entire set of maps of the counties drawn by himself his History of Great Britain richly adorned with seals coins & medals from the Cotton collection; and his Genealogies of Scripture first bound up with the Bible in 1611 which was the first edition of the present English translation. His maps were very justly esteemed & his History of Great Britain was in its kind incomparably more complete than all the histories of his predecessors put together ." The first edition of Speed's "Theatre" was published in 1612. It was the first atlas of the British Isles and the first attempt made by an Englishman to match the achievements of the great continental publishing houses - although much of the engraving of the copper plates was performed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius. Speed was an antiquary and intended that his atlas should be read in conjunction with his history of Britain. He managed to include a great deal of historical detail on his 'modern' county maps and the inset town plans some surveyed by himself together comprise the first collection of town plans of the British Isles all in all making the Theatre a highly decorative as well as a useful volume. It was a great success and there were editions printed throughout the seventeenth-century. Map unknown
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Speed, John
Huntington both Shire and Shire towne with the ancient citie ely described.
London: William Humble 1646. Other. In excellent condition. 386 by 510mm 15¼ by 20 inches. 386 by 510mm 15¼ by 20 inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. William Humble unknown
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Speed, John:
Italia newly augmented by I. Speede
London Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell 1676. Copper engraving 38.5 x 51.5 cm modern hand-colour closed tear in the sea beside the vignette of a naval engagement trivial spotting English text to verso. Speeds 'carte à figure' map of Italy with eight costume vignettes and six city views around the edges with the coats of arms of Corsica and Sardinia. John Speed 1552-1629 is unquestionably the most significant English map-maker of the seventeenth-century. The first edition of Speed's Theatre was published in 1612. It was the first atlas of the British Isles and the first attempt made by an Englishman to match the achievements of the great continental publishing houses - although much of the engraving of the copper plates was performed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius. Our map of Italy appeared in Speeds Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World the first world atlas attributed to an Englishman first published in 1627; again many of the plates were engraved in Amsterdam mostly by Abraham Goos. Map unknown
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SPEED, JOHN
John Speed's England. A coloured Facsimile of the Maps and text from the Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. First Edtion 1611.
London Phoenix House Limited 1953-54. Folio. 4 orig. hcloth all in orig. slicase. Fine and clean. Text and fine facsimile-maps in colour. hardcover
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Speed, John
John Speed's England. A coloured facsimile of the first edition. Edited by John Arlott. Parts One Three and Four ONLY
London: Phoenix House Limited 1954. First edition. Illustrated. 3 vols. Folio. Three-quarter cloth patterned boards paper labels. Near Fine 3 in slipcases. First edition. Illustrated. 3 vols. Folio. Phoenix House Limited unknown
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SPEED, John; Jodocus Hondius, engr
Kent with her Cities and Earles described and observed.
The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain. T Bassett & R Chiswell. 1676. A beautiful map of Kent based on the work of Philip Symonson. Insets of the cathedral cities of Canterbury and Rochester and seven coats of arms. Due to Kent's extensive coastline and proximity to France and the Netherlands it had unrivalled advantages for trade thus making its defence imperative. Dover Castle had long been a linchpin in the defence of the realm but most other castles in Kent were made redundant when a series of modern artillery forts like Deal and Walmer were constructed in the 1540's by Henry VIII. These were to protect the anchorage of the Downs which the Navy had recently taken to using. The adoption of other fleet-anchorages along the Thames and the Medway and the establishment of dockyards at Deptford and Woolwich by Henry VIII and at Chatham by Elizabeth I turned Kent into the best defended area in the kingdom throughout the Tudor and early Stuart periods. Copper engraving. Very good condition. Hand coloured. Sheet size: 395 x 510 mm. Mount size: 590 x 705 mm Nigel Nicolson A Tudor Atlas by John Speed unknown
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SPEED, John
Lancashire The Countie Pallatine of Lancaster Described and Divided into Hundreds
London: to be solde by Roger Rea ye Elder and younger at ye Golden Crosse in Cornhill against the Exchange 1665. 410 by 550mm. 16.25 by 21.75 inches. Double-page engraved map upper left and right margins skilfully repaired margins reinforced with japan paper. The map bears the imprint of Roger Rea the Elder and Younger. The Reas had purchased the rights to Speed's work from William Garrett in 1659 who had previously purchased them from the widow of William Humble in the same year. Skelton suggests that the father and son intended a new edition of the atlas for the Restoration of 1660. However the atlas would appear not to have been published until 1665. This is borne out by an advertisement in the Term Catalogue by the subsequent owners of the plates Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell in 1675: "Mr John Speed's. Geography of the Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland. together with his Prospect. all in one entire Volume hath been for seven Years past out of Print the greatest part of an Impression then newly Printed being destroyed by the late dreadful Fire 1666". This is borne out by the rarity of the Rea edition of the atlas. There is evidence that they planned an edition of 1666 as there are impressions of Sussex Buckingham and Derby with Rea's imprint which bear that date. Rea would later sell the plates to Bassett and Chiswell who would publish a new edition in 1676. to be solde by Roger Rea ye Elder and younger at ye Golden Crosse in Cornhill against the Exchange, unknown
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Speed, John
Leicester both Countye and Citie described The Honorable Famylies that have had the titles of Earls there of. With other accidents therein observed.
London: William Humble 1646. Other. In excellent condition. 381 by 505mm 15 by 20 inches. 381 by 505mm 15 by 20 inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. William Humble unknown
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Speed, John and William Smyth
Map Countye Palatine of Chester with that Most Ancient Citie Described; Hand-colored. circa 1616
London: John Speed and William Smyth 1616. Map Countye Palatine of Chester with that Most Ancient Citie Described; Hand-colored. circa 1616<br /> <br /> Hand colored map extracted from Countye Palatine of Chester Book one page 73 and 74 Chapter 37. Several modern archival repairs to verso plus an older repair at fold which has left 3 1/4-inch acid-burned strip which is obvious on verso but lesser so on recto but still evident. About 16 x 20.5 inches. Text to verso. Vibrant colors. Currently mounted to mat board. Good condition.<br /> <br /> County map of Cheshire with a large inset plan of the city of Chester at top center. The inset map is flanked by pairs of putti supporting strapwork armorial medallions. 'Arms of the Earles of Chester' along the left side of the map. Angels turning a large globe and holding an armorial shield in each of the lower corners. Includes several galleons and sea monsters. Medallion of Caesar near inset of Chester.<br /> <br /> Striking map. John Speed and William Smyth unknown
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Speed, John
MAP OF THE COUNTIE OF LEINSTER WITH THE CITIE DUBLIN DESCRIBED
To be sold by Robert Chiswell in St. Paul's Churchyard and Thomas Basset in Fleetstreet 1676. Map. Very Good. Uncolored map of County Leinster 15 in. x 20.25 in. sheet is 17 in. x 22 in. with inset map 6 in. x 7 in. of Dublin with a 69-point key. The map is backed by pages 141/142 of an atlas presentation. Title and legend are decorated with two ornate cartouches a decorative compass rose and a full-masted sailing ship and sea-monster that cruise the Irish Sea. <br /> <br /> Map is dated 1610. The English text on the verso and the 3-line imprint Chiswell and Bassett below the distance scale indicate it is from the 1676 publication of Speed's "Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine." On the map's backside page 141 describes the geography people and history of the County. Page 142 provides an alphabetized list all the towns and villages included on the map. <br /> <br /> Light tanning; rubbing and short closed tears along right and edges. Faint vertical fold line at center and faint horizontal fold line eight inches above bottom. One inch chip in margin at upper right corner. John Speed 1552-1629 began his career as a tailor with deep interests in history theology and cartography. The patronage of Sir Fulke Greville Lord Brooke 1554-1628 allowed him to give up his trade and dedicate himself to these interests. In terms of cartography he is especially known for an ambitious project to publish a series of maps of English counties called Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine first published in 1611. Designed along the lines of Ortelius' Theatrum orbis terrarum Speed's Theatre was groundbreaking: it provided some of the first detailed maps of the Irish provinces as well as town plans for seventy-three English towns. Univ of Missouri Special Collections. To be sold by Robert Chiswell in St. Paul's Churchyard and Thomas Basset in Fleetstreet unknown
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SPEED, JOHN:
MAP Sussex Described and divided into Rapes with the siutuation of Chichester the cheife citie thereof. And the armes of such Nobles as have bene dignified with the title of Earles since the conquest and other accidents therein observed.
<p>Described by Iohn Norden. Augmented by I. Speede And are to be solde by G. Humble. Cum Privilegio 1627. Nice later hand-colouring. An attractive and decorative map with inset town plan of Chichester crests and elaborate coat of arms vignettes of galleons and sea-monsters there is a Civil War battle probably a skirmish at Haywards Heath and a representation of William the Conqueror's fleet arriving at Pevensey. In very good condition. Some slight darkening around edges and centre fold. Professional repair lower margin. Unframed. Large double sided map engraved surface 20.5 x 16 inches. The maps by John Speed are "the best known and most popular of all English county maps" Tooley. This is a very famous map engraved by Jodocus Hondius in 1610 and first published the following year in Speed's atlas 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain'.</p> Described by Iohn Norden. Augmented by I. Speede, And are to be solde by G. Humble. Cum Privilegio 1627
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SPEED, John
Merionethshire.
London. c.1627. John Speed 1552-1629 is arguably the most famous name in early English cartography. In 1610 he published his wonderful and historic atlas 'The Theatre of Great Britain'. In 1627 he published another edition entitled 'A Prospect of The Most Famous Parts of The World' published in London by John Sudbury and George Humble. Speed based his maps on the earlier works done by Christopher Saxton and John Norden. His maps have always been keenly sought after as include many decorative features. Examples include: compass roses cherubs coats of arms mannerist style decoration prominent town plans calligraphy and well defined regional physical features. John Speed's maps proved so popular that they were issued for many years after his death. This example is of the Welsh county of Merionethshire. Size:420 x 545 mm. Copperplate engraving with later hand colour. Fair condition. Map has had repairs to lower centrefold and margin. General toning. unknown
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Speed, John:
Merionethshire
London: Basset & Chiswell 1676. Copper engraving 39 x 51.5 cms recent hand-colour inset town-plan of Harlech light waterstaining to the upper part of the map English text on verso. John Speed 1552-1629 is unquestionably the most significant English map-maker of the seventeenth-century. A brief note from Granger's Bibliographical History of England 1779 contains most of the information we have about Speed's life: "John Speed who was bred a Tailor was by the generosity of Sir Fulk Grevil his patron set free from a manual employment and enabled to pursue his studies to which he was strongly inclined by the bent of his genius. The fruits of them were his Theatre of Great Britain containing an entire set of maps of the counties drawn by himself his History of Great Britain richly adorned with seals coins & medals from the Cotton collection; and his Genealogies of Scripture first bound up with the Bible in 1611 which was the first edition of the present English translation. His maps were very justly esteemed & his History of Great Britain was in its kind incomparably more complete than all the histories of his predecessors put together ." The first edition of Speed's "Theatre" was published in 1612. It was the first atlas of the British Isles and the first attempt made by an Englishman to match the achievements of the great continental publishing houses - although much of the engraving of the copper plates was performed in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius. Speed was an antiquary and intended that his atlas should be read in conjunction with his history of Britain. He managed to include a great deal of historical detail on his 'modern' county maps and the inset town plans some surveyed by himself together comprise the first collection of town plans of the British Isles all in all making the Theatre a highly decorative as well as a useful volume. It was a great success and there were editions printed throughout the seventeenth-century. Map Basset & Chiswell unknown
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SPEED, JOHN:
Midle-sex described with the most famous Cities of London and Westminster. Middlesex
Published by Bassett and Chiswell -The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine described by John Norden. 1676. Nice later hand-colouring. Considered to be the most decorative map of the county it includes views of St. Peter’s Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s cathedrals In good condition. Some slight darkening around edges and centre fold. Professional repair ends of folds. Unframed. Large double sided map engraved surface 20.5 x 16 inches. Published by Bassett and Chiswell -The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, described by John Norden. 1676 unknown
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