The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine : presenting an exact geography of the kingdomes of England, Scotland, Ireland and the iles adioyning: with the shires, hundreds, cities and shire-townes, within ye kingdome of England, divided and described by Iohn Speed.
| Author/creator | Speed, John |
| Other author | Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612, engraver. |
| Other author | Schweitzer, Christoph, wood engraver. |
| Other author | Camden, William, 1551-1623 |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Imprinted at London : And are to be solde by Iohn Sudbury and Georg Humble, in Popes-head alley at ye signe of ye White Horse, Anno 1614 [i.e. 1616] |
| Description | [162], 146 p. : ill. (woodcuts), maps (metal cuts) |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240919821 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | The text is mainly taken from: Camden, William. Britannia. |
| General note | The title page is engraved. |
| General note | Map of Norfolk (ch. 18) has no engraver's name in the right bottom corner. |
| General note | "The woodcuts were no doubt cut by Christoph Schweitzer." Some of the maps are signed by Jodocus Hondius, and "all were engraved by him or under his direction in his workshop at Amsterdam" (Skelton). |
| General note | Books 2-4 each have separate title page, dated 1616. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library. |
| References | STC (2nd ed.) 23041.4. |
| Citation/References note | Skelton, R.A. County atlases of the Brit. Isles, 10. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1611:01) |
| Other title | Britannia. |
| Stock number | CL0036000045 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |