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Anglesey
Antiently called Mona
London,
Performed by John Speed and are to be sold in Popes head alley by John Sudbury and George Humbell,
[1627].
Engraved map with hand colouring.
385 by 510mm. (15.25 by 20 inches).
11784
notes:
A beautifully coloured map of Anglesey, with an inset map of Beaumaris.
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.
