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The History of Great Britaine Under the Conquests of ye Romans Saxons Danes and Normans Their Originals Manners Habits Warres Coines and Seales with the Successions Lines Acts and Issues of the English Monarchs from Iulius Cæsar to our most gratious Soueraigne King Iames. The second edition reuised & enlarged wth sundry descents of ye Saxons Kings their mariages and armes by Iohn Speed.

1650ref. LL4281George Humble 1650. PAGINATION: 12 155-402 395-799 1pp. 800-828ff. 829-921 49pp. ~Original dark brown calf boards faint remains of double gilt fillets and blind roll framing boards. Rebacked in near-matching calf with raised bands and gilt numerals to spine and early brown gilt spine label laid down. Minor loss to base spine with loss of replacement bottom headband. Cracking starting to top spine over rear hinge c. 7cm but hinges still holding firm. Wear to top and bottom board edges with discreet fairly early repairs to board corners. Top edges darkened other edges speckled red. Single splash mark to fore-edges. Large folio 35.5 x 29.5cm. Replacement laid paper endpapers with cracking just starting at gutters. Two older armorial bookplates laid down to inside front board: one of Julius Bertram of Sishes End Hertfordshire either Julius Bertram 1866-1944 Liberal politician or his father of the same name and one older bookplate with minor loss with boar passant. Owner's signature of Elizabeth Pryor in old hand to replacement blank front endpage. Trimmed remains of lettering in old hand to top dedication page. Title page from the 1627 edition ESTC S124203 bound in with imprint 'Imprinted at London: Anno Cum Privilegio 1627. Are to be sold by George Humble at the Whit horse in Popes-head Alley'. However this is the 1650 third edition ESTC S121978 not the 1627 second edition. T.p. substitution is indicated by the fact that pattern of minor worm damage to t.p. does not match that to frontis and dedication page. This and the slightly smaller size of the t.p. in comparison to other sheets as well as sigs pagination 49 rather than 47 unnumbered pp. to rear and presence of the 1629 frontis. port. engraving by Samuel Savery indicate that this is the 1650 Humble edn with the 1627 t.p. bound in other possible edns do not have matching pagination or signatures. We have included a printout of the 1650 t.p. from an online edition showing near-identical t.p. engraved by the notable Dutch cartographer and engraver Jodocus Hondius after a design by Speed. Some black smut marks to pp. 860-61 and 900-01 none more than c. 8cm obscuring text slightly. Slight dampstaining to bottom outer corner final 10ff. Very minor worm damage extending from rear of vol. to p. 725 two holes to margin with one pinprick hole only affecting text. Minor worm damage extending down from single hole in top edges mildly affecting pp. from title page to p.384. At no point does this amount to more than c. 4 pin-holes slightly affecting text near top page. Illustrated throughout with in-text illustrations decorated initials headpieces and tailpieces all the work of the engraver Christopher Switzer. John Speed 1551/2-1629 historian and cartographer. Speed produced his History of Great Britain as a continuation of its companion atlas volume The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine pagination continuous from companion vol. but this vol. is complete in itself. Both were the result of 'industrious research and reading' ODNB with the encouragement and assistance of the foremost antiquarians of the time including William Camden and Sir Robert Cotton. This product of early Stuart optimism and nation-building first published in 1611 and creating 'Great Britaine' for the 'most potent monarch Iames' the first king of both Scotland and England is in this 1650 edition republished just before the end of the civil war that was to see the Stuart monarchy expelled from Britain for a decade. Handsome edn in original boards. ~Robust packaging. Overseas orders trackable on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 3rd edn. Hardback. Hardback. Good. c. 1000pp. George Humble Hardcover

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A New Mape of Ye XVII Provinces of Low Germanie

1676ref. 21920London: Are to be sold by Thomas Bassett in Fleet Street and Richard Chiswell in St. Pauls Churchyard 1676. 420 by 540mm. 16.5 by 21.25 inches. Speed's map of 'Low Germanie' Double-page engraved map with hand-colour. A map of 'Low Germanie' the modern-day Netherlands from the 1676 edition of the first atlas compiled and published by an Englishman Speed's 'Prospect'. A decorative border along the top of the map depicts views of major cities among them Amsterdam and Utrecht. Along each side of the map are illustrated figures in regional costume. Accompanying text in English 'The Description of Belgia' 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. This map is from the 1676 edition of the 'Prospect' published by Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell. While not as rare as the earlier publications this edition is perhaps the most important given that it is the first to include the nine new maps: among them Virginia and Maryland Barbados and Russia. It is also the last time that the 'Prospect' was printed as an atlas. Shirley Atlases T.SPE-2f. Are to be sold by Thomas Bassett in Fleet Street and Richard Chiswell in St. Pauls Churchyard,

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MAP OF THE COUNTIE OF LEINSTER WITH THE CITIE DUBLIN DESCRIBED

1676ref. 100280To 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. 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. 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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Hartfordshire

1676ref. 21984London: 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. are to be sold by Thomas Basset in Fleet Street, and Richard Chiswell in St Pauls Churchyard,

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The Kingdome of Denmarke

1676ref. 21924London: are to be sold by Tho: Bassett in Fleet Street and Ric: Chiswell in St. Pauls Churchyard 1676. 400 by 520mm. 15.75 by 20.5 inches. Speed's map of Denmark Double-page engraved map. A map of 'the Kingdome of Denmarke' comprising modern-day Denmark and parts of Sweden and Germany from the 1676 edition of the first atlas compiled and published by an Englishman Speed's 'Prospect'. The upper border contains views of major cities including Copenhagen and Hamburg with the arms of Christian King of Denmark at the centre and portrait medallions of Christian IV and of his son and heir Frederick on either side. Along each side are illustrated figures wearing regional costumes. Accompanying text in English 'The Description of the Kingdom of Denmark' 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. This map is from the 1676 edition of the 'Prospect' published by Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell. While not as rare as the earlier publications this edition is perhaps the most important given that it is the first to include the nine new maps: among them Virginia and Maryland Barbados and Russia. It is also the last time that the 'Prospect' was printed as an atlas. Shirley Atlases T.SPE-2f. are to be sold by Tho: Bassett in Fleet Street and Ric: Chiswell in St. Pauls Churchyard,

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