Speed’s map of Denbighshire

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Denbighshire

SPEED, John
London,
Performed by Iohn Speede and are to be solde in Popes head Alley against the exchange by Iohn Sudbury and George Humble,
[1627].
Engraved map with hand colouring.
375 by 510mm. (14.75 by 20 inches).
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A beautifully coloured map of Denbighshire, with an inset map of Denbigh.

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. ...

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Chubb XXV.

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