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The North and East Ridings of Yorkshire
London,
Performed by Iohn Speede, And are to be sold in Popes heade Alley against the Exchange by Iohn Sudbury and George Humbell,
[1627].
Engraved map with hand colouring.
390 by 515mm. (15.25 by 20.25 inches).
11780
notes:
A beautifully coloured map of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire with inset maps of the cities of Hull and Richmond.
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 publ...
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 publ...
bibliography:
Chubb XXV.
