One of the most decorative maps of the county: a large Royal crest, eight armorials, a prospect of Launceston, four antiquities and galleons and sea-monsters fill the space around the peninsula. The English text on verso gives a history of the county and an extensive list of towns and villages.
Speed took as his source material John Norden's map of the county. John Norden (1548-1625) had himself planned a county atlas of England and Wales. However, he only manage...
One of the most decorative maps of the county: a large Royal crest, eight armorials, a prospect of Launceston, four antiquities and galleons and sea-monsters fill the space around the peninsula. The English text on verso gives a history of the county and an extensive list of towns and villages.
Speed took as his source material John Norden's map of the county. John Norden (1548-1625) had himself planned a county atlas of England and Wales. However, he only managed to survey eight of the fifty-two counties before he ran into financial trouble
“A complete bijou of a map, not less useful than elegant”
1 × £1,250
De Jode’s map of South America in original colour
1 × £15,000![HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE; MOUCHEZ, Captain E[rnest] Parahyba River (Entrance).](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%204000%205209%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
Paraíba do Sul
1 × £150
“Very nobly furnished, and… richly bound and gilded” (John Evelyn)
1 × £220,000
De Jode’s map of South America
1 × £12,000
“don’t one of you fire until you see the white of their eyes”
1 × £45,000
De Jode’s map of South America in original colour ![HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE; MOUCHEZ, Captain E[rnest] Parahyba River (Entrance).](https://i0.wp.com/crouchrarebooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/24142_1H.jpg?fit=4000%2C5209&ssl=1)
Paraíba do Sul 
“Very nobly furnished, and… richly bound and gilded” (John Evelyn) 
De Jode’s map of South America 
“don’t one of you fire until you see the white of their eyes” 
