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Cumberland
and the ancient citie Carlile described with many memorable antiquities therein found observed.
London,
Performed by Iohn Speed, and are to be sould in Popes head Alley by I. Sudbury and Georg. Humble,
[1627].
Engraved map with hand colouring.
380 by 505mm. (15 by 20 inches).
11762
notes:
A beautifully coloured map of Cumberland, now Cumbria.
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. ...
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. ...
bibliography:
Chubb XXV.
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