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[Carmarthenshire] Caermarden
Both Shyre and Towne described
London,
Performed by John Speede And are to be sold in Popes head alley against the exchange by John Sudbury and George Humble,
[1627].
Engraved map with hand colouring.
380 by 505mm. (15 by 20 inches).
11788
notes:
A beautifully coloured map of Carmarthenshire, with an inset map of Carmarthen.
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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