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And are to bee sould by Georg Humble at ye White-horse in popeshead Alley, C. 1670 .. Dis-bound book without the maps. 10.3cm high x 15.5cm long x 2.3cm thick. Landscape format. Rear board and spine still attached. Page signatures begin on A2 and end on Z7. Unfortunately all maps have been removed, so I estimate there are 64 leaves absent. Pages toned. First few leaves (and the last leaves as well), with small edge loss. ** Referenced by: STC (2nd ed.) 23035 / S103213 *** "John Speed (1552?-1629) was one of the most important early English cartographers. His Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine was first published in 1612 and many times thereafter, both as a folio-sized volume and eventually as a smaller book, called An Epitome of . . . [the] Theatre, easy to hold in the hand or carry in a pouch.
The Theatre of the Empire of Great-Britain, Kingdom of England, Scotland, Ireland and the Isles Adjoyning. Together with A Prospect Of the Most Famous Parts of the World Viz. Asia, Africa, Europe, America by John Speed - 1676
by John Speed
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The Theatre of the Empire of Great-Britain, Kingdom of England, Scotland, Ireland and the Isles Adjoyning. Together with A Prospect Of the Most Famous Parts of the World Viz. Asia, Africa, Europe, America
by John Speed
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London: Privately Printed, 1676. A facsimile of the 1676 edition originally published by Thomas Basset and Richard Chiswell, containing 88 double spread maps. Awaiting binding or breaking. Double page decorated titles followed by formal title page. Dedication to the Right Honourable Sr. Joseph Sheldon, Kt. Lord Mayor of the City of London etc. Dedication to the Most High, and most Potent Monarch James, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King; etc. Then follows Book one with five pages of introductory text and then double page maps of the Counties of England starting with a map of Great Britain - 48 maps in total. This is followed by the Second Book - 12 maps of Wales. Then there are 4 double pages on the roads of England. The Third Book has a map of Scotland, and then a map of Ireland and the counties of Ireland. Then lastly are the world maps, 24 in total, including New York, Maryland, New England, Russia, China, Jamaica as they were in 1676. All maps are in black and white. None have been coloured. This book has been displayed and demonstrated in the shop so the card covers show some signs of wear. A very attractive, sumptuous and fascinating book. Top quality edition facsimiled and published in 1991 by Jonathan Potter. The book is heavy, so extra postage may be required if going abroad.. Privately Printed. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Limp Covers.
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An Epitomie of Mr. John Speed's Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain
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Tudor Townscapes. The Town Plans from John Speed's Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1610. Introduced and with Commentaries by..
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Waddesdon: Map Collector Publications, 2000.. First edition. Large oblong 8vo. 172 pp. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettered to the spine, dust jacket. Colour reproductions of the original plans throughout. Sunning to the jacket at slightly unusual angles, else very good.
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Tudor Townscapes: The Town Plans from John Speed's ""Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1610""
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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
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The Town Plans from John Speed's Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain 1610.
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Waddesdon, Bucks: Map Collector Publications Ltd, 2000.. PRESENTATION COPY. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED EDITION (36/250 hardback copies). Oblong folio (21 x 29.5 cm). pp.172. Original spruce green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, pale grey endpapers. With the dust jacket. Numerous colour illustrations, many of which full page. With a presentation from the author in blue ink to the half-title, which reads: "Signed for Dr. Christopher Fry OBM by the author to mark the first appearance of 'A Ringing of Bells' at Bedford Modern School / 9th February 2001 / John Speed OBM". Light wear to upper extremities of dust jacket along with some light fading to spine, contents clean and fresh. Overall a near fine copy.
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John Speed's England. A coloured Facsimile of the Maps and text from the Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. First Edtion, 1611.
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1953. London, Phoenix House Limited, (1953-54). Folio. 4 orig. hcloth, all in orig. slicase. Fine and clean. Text and fine facsimile-maps in colour.
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The theatre of the empire of Great Britain, with the prospect of the most famous parts of the world
by Speed,John
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J. Potter in association with Drayton Manor Pub.. Collectible - Good. London : J. Potter in association with Drayton Manor Pub., 1991. Facsimile reprint of 1676 edition. Folio. Various paginations. Illus., maps. Good book. Spine ends and corners slightly worn. Boards rubbed. (atlases, maps) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Caernarvon [Carnarvon], Both Shyre and Shire-Towne with the Ancient Citie Bangor Described, Anno Domini 1710 (from The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine [Britain])
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London: John Spede (Speed), John Sudbury, Georg (George) Humble, 1610. First Edition . Single Folded Sheet. Near Fine/No Jacket. Image 20 1/2' x 15". 1610 date in both the title block and the printing information block. Original two page map from Speed's atlas, in a very strong impression. Very attractive later color, coastal water outlines blue with brown along land coastlines, inset maps of Bangor and Caernarvon in light blue and orange, borders in red, shields in red, all details nicely colored. Near fine, print and coloring strong, no tears or repairs, very slight dust/soiling in small area in margins adjacent to center fold. Nicely framed with double glaze displaying the atlas pages 123 and 124 on the reverse.
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The Theatre of the Empire of Great-Britain, Kingdom of England, Scotland, Ireland and the Isles Adjoyning
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London: Thomas Bassett; Richard Chiswell, 1676. Leather. Good. 17.5" by 13". None. A collection of leaves from the highly sought after geographical work; The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain. Complete with the maps this is around £100,000. Containing; the original title page in both red and black printing, two dedication pages "To the Right Honourable Sir Joseph Sheldon", and "To the Most High, and Most Potent Monarch, James", three leaves of the preface, three leaves of poetical works, the "Contents of the Chorographical Part, The First Book" through to the contents of "The King's Dominions Abroad", the title page to "The Second Book: Containing the Principality of Wales", page 97 and 98 of this work, five leaves of road branch diagrams, the title page to "The Third Book: Containing a General View of the Kingdom of Scotland", page 129 of this work, the title page to "The Fourth Book: Containing the Kingdom of Ireland",…
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The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. Presenting an Exact Geography of the Kingdomes of England. Scotland and Ireland and the Isles adjoyning..8029, viz. Asia, Africa, Europe, America with these Empires and Kingdoms therein
by SPEED John 1551/2-162
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London: at the George in Fleet-street and at the Rose and Crown in St.Paul's Church-yard: Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, 1676. Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. SPEED John. Regarded as a landmark in the history of British topography In 18 century sheep, gilt edge tooling, tips repaired. Re-spined to style, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling, contemporary gilt/calf title label. Internally, engraved armorial frontispiece and additional decorative title, letterpress general title printed in red & black, part titles to books two, three and four printed in black (Wales, Scotland and Ireland) and letterpress title to 'Prospect' also printed in black, preliminary text leaves including dedication present, 'A New and Accurat Map of the World...,' erroneously bound in after the contents page of 'The Theatre', ninety-six (complete) uncoloured engraved maps (68 in the Theatre and 28 in the Prospect), [16], 2, 126, 5-6, 5-8 Civil wars, 10 leaves of roads, [1] Scotland tp, [1],…
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