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 InfoImprinted 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)
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SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteThe text is mainly taken from: Camden, William. Britannia.
General noteThe title page is engraved.
General noteMap 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 noteBooks 2-4 each have separate title page, dated 1616.
General noteReproduction 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 noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1611:01)
Other title Britannia.
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