An outstanding example of Blome's 'Britannia' in a splendid binding of red morocco. The maps include all the English counties, general maps of England and Wales, North and South Wales, Scotland, Ireland, plus maps of the British Islands and a plan of London. The general maps are usually folded but the generous width of this copy avoids this. The publishing of the 'Britannia' was achieved through the selling of subscriptions, thus "any person who pays 20s. shall have one of the said books presented to them with their coat-of-arms affixed to the Mapp of the county to which they are related unto". The 'Britannia' was one of the major English cartographical works of the second half of the seventeenth century, but its publication was not well received; Blome was accused of plagiarism by many critics, one of whom, the Bishop of Carlisle, William Nicholson, described it as "a most entire piece of theft out of Camden and Speed". There was, in fact, some truth in this, but the atlas had little competition in the second half of the century and it should be appreciated as a well-produced piece of cartography, though lacking in originality.

The large thick paper, original colour, and rich contemporary binding all contribute to produce an outstanding example of Blome's major work.