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1646réf. 23396London: 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
1646réf. 23408London: 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
réf. 88321Published 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
réf. 11765London: John Sudbury and George Humble. 1612-32. No binding. Good. FIRST STATE. 390 x 515 mm. in recent wash colour in good condition. John Speed's map of Munster in Ireland in its first state. It includes Waterford and Limerick extending south westerly to include the city of Cork. It includes two fine town plans of Limerick and Cork both with a key to notable buildings. 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 whose imprint appears here lower left. Bonar-Law 1979 'John Speed Maps of Ireland'; Bonar-Law 2013; Shirley 2004 T.Spe 1f; Skelton 1970 7 & 18. John Sudbury and George Humble. 1612-[32] unknown
1632réf. M11092London: Petrus Kaerius caelavit George Humble c.1632 . Very Good. Notes: A set of 5 miniature maps of Ireland and its counties. Pieter van den Keere Latin: Petrus Kaerius 1571 – c. 1646 was a Flemish engraver publisher and globe maker who worked for the most part of his career in England and the Dutch Republic. Miniature Speeds A series of 44 plates for the British Isles from about 1599 took a long time to publish. They were based on Christopher Saxton Ortelius and Giovanni Battista Boazio respectively for England and Wales Scotland and Ireland. They appeared in 1617 in a Latin edition of the Britannia of William Camden by Willem Blaeu. Later these plates came to William Humble or George Humble according to Royal Geographical Society fellow Carl Moreland and David Bannister—map dealer—in "Antique Maps" who issued them with some modification and expansion in 1627 as a miniature version of the atlas of John Speed. Thereby van den Keere's works came by the name "Miniature Speeds". Size : 85x123 mm 3.35x4.84 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Category: Maps Europe Ireland; Petrus Kaerius caelavit [George Humble] unknown
1616réf. M8778London: John Sudbury & George Humble 1616. Good a few marginal tears restored margins reinforced with acid free tissue. . Notes: StolenBeautiful map of Cardigan Shyre in Wales drawn by John Speed and engraved by Jodocus Hondius showing its mountains major rivers forests and towns. Decorative inset shows plan of town of Cardigan. John Speed 1552 –1629 was an English cartographer and historian. He is known as England's most famous Stuart period mapmaker. His maps of English counties are often found framed in homes throughout the United Kingdom.For a series of maps Speed partnered with Dutch engraver Jodocus Hondius. Size : 383x510 mm 15.08x20.08 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Category: Maps Europe United Kingdom Wales; John Sudbury & George Humble unknown
1616réf. M8779London: John Sudbury & George Humble 1616. Good a few marginal tears upper left corner replaced not affecting the image. Reinforced with acid free tissue paper on the back of the margins. . Notes: StolenBeautiful map of Cumberland northern England showing mountains rivers and major towns with an inset of Carlisle armorials and a vignette of a battle scene. John Speed 1552 –1629 was an English cartographer and historian. He is known as England's most famous Stuart period mapmaker. His maps of English counties are often found framed in homes throughout the United Kingdom.For a series of maps Speed partnered with Dutch engraver Jodocus Hondius. Size : 384x507 mm 15.12x19.96 Inches Coloring: Original Hand Coloring Category: Maps Europe United Kingdom England; John Sudbury & George Humble unknown
réf. 75869London John Sudbury & George Humble nd. Large Map. Approx 20 x 16 inches engraved area. Hand coloured. Mounted. Double-sided with list of hundreds and Description of the County on reverse. Framed. In very good condition. Lovely colouring. Centre crease. Double glazed Frame. Some masking tape reinforcement to bottom of map. Glass may need to be removed for transit/posting if sent abroad. London, John Sudbury & George Humble nd
1646réf. 23413London: William Humble 1646. Other. In excellent condition. 386 by 513mm 15¼ by 20¼ inches. 386 by 513mm 15¼ by 20¼ inches. Copper engraving uncolored as published. William Humble unknown
1924réf. 23501Reilly & Lee Chicago 1924. HARDBACK NODustJacket 1924 EARLY Edition VG/VG- NOJAckeT SOLD AS-IS Dark Olive Green & Black Decorated cloth Light SOIL Rub Wear & Tiny Chips Extremities InteRioR nice Tight Light FOXinG & Water Stain Last Page Near Hinge 208 pgs Cover spine sunned & small Tears Along Spine edge & extremities Small Round Stain Back Cover Small 8vo. This copy is solid but the extremities are worn and sunned it lacks the frontispiece plate and there is a gift inscription on the front endpaper. . OUT OF PRINT. Hard Cover. Reilly & Lee Chicago hardcover
1627réf. 64225London. 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
1623réf. 9847London 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
1676réf. 33174Bassett and Chiswell 1676. This map is from John Speed's The Theater of the Empire of Great Britaine with the english text on the back. Presenting well uniform toning later hand-coloring. Border strengthened at the back with acid free tape. 545 by 435mm 21½ by 17¼ inches. Bassett and Chiswell unknown
1646réf. 23403London: 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
1610réf. 247261Sudbury & Humble 1610. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15 x 20". 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. 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. Sudbury & Humble unknown
1610réf. 247261Sudbury & Humble 1610. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15 x 20". 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. 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. Sudbury & Humble unknown books
réf. 9128London: Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate. 1612-1743. No binding. Very Good. 380 x 510 mm. early outline colour in good condition. This map is by arguably the most famous English cartographer John Speed 1552-1629 and first published in the 'Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain' 1612. It was the first atlas of the whole British Isles. He was a tailor by trade and had a fascination for history. He used numerous sources for the counties and had the plates engraved by Jodocus Hondius in Amsterdam. The book took several years to prepare hence earlier dates appear on some. This issue is from the extremely rare post Bassett and Chiswell edition by Henry Overton in 'England Fully Described' 1743. Speed's maps are noted for being the first to include the boundaries of the hundreds and for introducing town plans on the maps. This includes inset views of Richmond and Nonsuch Palaces with Coats-of-arms at the sides. Following the Bassett and Chiswell edition of 1676 the plates were sold by Christopher Browne of which only a handful of examples bound together exist. Browne disposed of them it is believed in 1713 upon his retirement. Despite Skelton citing their ownership by Henry's father John Overton c.1700 the evidence appears otherwise. The date 1713 is arrived at by the fact that the last known advert by Browne was in the 'Daily Courant' 14 August 1712 and by 1715 his shop was occupied by George Willdey. Also in 1713 Henry Overton abandoned his scheme for a series of county maps and ceased production of newly engraved plates. There are four distinct issues by Overton over some thirty years. This is an example of 1743 edition of Overton following the removal of '1610' from Hondius' imprint lower left. Hodson 138; Shirley 2004 T.Spe 1n. Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate. 1612-[1743] unknown
1646réf. 63961London. c. 1646. An excellent map by John Speed of the English Islands of: Farne and Holy Island off the Northumbrian coast; and the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey. Each quatered map has a compass rose dividers and a mileage scale. Size: 430 x 550 mm. Copperplate engraving. Hand coloured. Good condition. Some minor staining to the centrefold and surrounding area. unknown
1918réf. 24648Reilly and Lee Company CHICAGO 1918. HBDJ 1918. Early Edition Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: FAIR AS-IS FADED. Light sunning to extremities cloth at head and tail of spine dust soil to block edges DJ with Campfire Girls series advertisement on rear panel FOX SOIL end with camp fire girls in Old Kentucky shows some wear with chipping at head and tail of spine and cornertips 3 1/2" closed tear at hinge of front flap some dust soil and sunning 255 pgsNO ADS in Back. Small 8vo with the DJ listing 5 titles on the rear flap ends with Mary Louise Adopts a Soldier. Full bound blue Decorated cloth with navy titles on front board and spine Cvr Light Wear. Some sunning to cloth at head and tail of spine light dust soil to block edges booksellers' stickers on front and rear pastedowns. DJ Shows significant wear with Tiny & Small Chips Extremities Edges Yet Titles in Blue & Faded Orange & Illustration INTACTInner flap DJ tiny chipping along all edges 1/2" chipped from head and tail of Darkened Spine DJ affects Titles & Publ sOmewhat some sunning and dust soil. Back DJ Soil Fox & Edge Chipping Yet Titles INTACT End with Camp Fire Girls at Hurricane Island Interior tight crisp and relatively clean FOX & WEAR. B/W Frontispiece by Alice Carsey of 5 Girls with FlagLike Dresses on Carry Banner Says Liberty Girls of Dorfield on Streets . Front Inner Flap DJ Taped Detached Priceclipped Blank Endpaper Small Stickers rub wear .This book was written to show what important tasks girls can/may accomplish when spurred on by patriotism. Mary wanted to do her Bit. so she organized Liberty Girls Formed Liberty Shop which in their capable Hands became one busiest spots in Dorfield. Sent thousands of useful presents to gallant soldiers of Uncle Sam. Mary busy Stomping out German Propaganda in city. etc. Hard Cover. Reilly and Lee Company CHICAGO hardcover
1997réf. 032510Collector Grade Publications 1997. Hardcover. Fine. Fine clean hard cover first edition with near fine dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; Oblong Collector Grade Publications hardcover
1627réf. 57319Theatre 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
1627réf. 11770London: Performed by Iohn Speede and are to be sold by George Humble in ye Popes head alley 1627. 380 by 510mm. 15 by 20 inches. Engraved map with hand colouring. A beautifully coloured map of Northamptonshire with inset maps of Northampton and Peterborough and a vignette with text of the Battle of Edgecote Moor where Richard Neville Duke of Warwick defeated Edward IV during the Wars of the Roses. 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 Iohn Speede and are to be sold by George Humble in ye Popes head alley, unknown
1921réf. 23510Reilly & Lee Chicago 1921. HARDBACK NODustJacket F-/VG NOJACKET SOLD AS-IS 1921 1st Edition Original Publishers Blue Lined Cloth lettered In Black Front & Back Nice condition with Spotting & FoXing on Spine Cover altho Title is Bright Interior Nice Tight Clean light FoX Wear 223 pgs .B/W Glossy Frontispiece of Josie & Mary Louise by Harry W. Armstrong . First Edition. Hard Cover. Reilly & Lee Chicago hardcover
1610réf. 1082171610. London: John Speed circa 1610. 16 x 21" hand-colored map with decorative vertical borders containing elaborate strapwork cartouches mileage scales and dividers. Mounted edges slightly foxed and have tiny chips; very good. § Second state. The first map of the Island alone and the first based on actual survey was that of Thomas Durham of 1595 first published by Speed circa 1605 and reprinted many times over the next century. Illustrates the dispute over the Island by the four mythological beasts with riders holding the flags of the conflicting countries. unknown
1610réf. 1082171610. London: John Speed circa 1610. 16 x 21" hand-colored map with decorative vertical borders containing elaborate strapwork cartouches mileage scales and dividers. Mounted edges slightly foxed and have tiny chips; very good. § Second state. The first map of the Island alone and the first based on actual survey was that of Thomas Durham of 1595 first published by Speed circa 1605 and reprinted many times over the next century. Illustrates the dispute over the Island by the four mythological beasts with riders holding the flags of the conflicting countries. unknown books