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037 a| CL0036000020b| ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218;

100 1 a| Speed, John,d| 1552?-1629.=| ^A242747;

245 04 a| The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine :b| 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.;

260 a| Imprinted at London :b| [By William Hall] anno cum privilegio 1611 and are to be solde by Iohn Sudbury & Georg Humble, in Popes-head alley at ye signe of ye white Horse,c| [1611, i.e. 1612];

300 a| [14], 146 [i.e. 280], [10] p. :b| ill. (woodcuts), maps (metal cuts);

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500 a| The text is mainly taken from: Camden, William. Britannia.;

500 a| The title page is engraved.;

500 a| Consists of 7 disjunct preliminary leaves; 70 folded sheets, signed A-2L² 2M¹ 2N¹, mounted on stubs; and 5 disjunct index leaves. Each folded sheet, consisting of two leaves, is signed as a single leaf; i.e., A² is actually two folds, the first signed A1 on the first recto, the second A2. Furthermore, sheets A-2L are grouped in fours, with two sheets bearing a particular letter sandwiched between two sheets bearing the previous letter. For example, the first grouping consists of the two conjugate leaves A1, the two conjugate leaves B1, the two conjugate leaves B2, and the two conjugate leaves A2. Sixty-six of these folds have engraved maps printed on the inner pages, with text on the outer pages; three have text or woodcuts on all pages. Only the outer pages are paginated; inner pages are not included in pagination. There are other irregularities in pagination.;

500 a| "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).;

500 a| Books 2-4 each have separate title page. Those to books 2 and 4 give William Hall as printer; those to books 3 and 4 are dated 1612.;

500 a| The pagination is continued in "The history of Great Britaine" (STC 23045).;

500 a| Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.;

510 4 a| STC (2nd ed.)c| 23041.;

510 3 a| Skelton, R.A. County atlases of the Brit. Isles, 7.;

651 4 a| Great Britainx| Description and travely| 1601-1700v| Early works to 1800.=| ^A45124;

651 4 a| Great Britainv| Mapsv| Early works to 1800.=| ^A475556;

700 1 a| Hondius, Jodocus,d| 1563-1612,e| engraver.=| ^A897730;

700 1 a| Schweitzer, Christoph,e| wood engraver.=| ^A898185;

700 1 a| Camden, William,d| 1551-1623t| Britannia.=| ^A26064;

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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 : [By William Hall] anno cum privilegio 1611 and are to be solde by Iohn Sudbury & Georg Humble, in Popes-head alley at ye signe of ye white Horse, [1611, i.e. 1612]
Description	[14], 146 [i.e. 280], [10] p. : ill. (woodcuts), maps (metal cuts)
Supplemental Content	https://search.proquest.com/docview/2254618984
Subjects	Great Britain--Description and travel. --1601-1700. --Early works to 1800. Great Britain--Maps. --Early works to 1800.

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	Consists of 7 disjunct preliminary leaves; 70 folded sheets, signed A-2L² 2M¹ 2N¹, mounted on stubs; and 5 disjunct index leaves. Each folded sheet, consisting of two leaves, is signed as a single leaf; i.e., A² is actually two folds, the first signed A1 on the first recto, the second A2. Furthermore, sheets A-2L are grouped in fours, with two sheets bearing a particular letter sandwiched between two sheets bearing the previous letter. For example, the first grouping consists of the two conjugate leaves A1, the two conjugate leaves B1, the two conjugate leaves B2, and the two conjugate leaves A2. Sixty-six of these folds have engraved maps printed on the inner pages, with text on the outer pages; three have text or woodcuts on all pages. Only the outer pages are paginated; inner pages are not included in pagination. There are other irregularities in pagination.
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. Those to books 2 and 4 give William Hall as printer; those to books 3 and 4 are dated 1612.
General note	The pagination is continued in "The history of Great Britaine" (STC 23045).
General note	Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
References	STC (2nd ed.) 23041.
Citation/References note	Skelton, R.A. County atlases of the Brit. Isles, 7.
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 730:1)
Other title	Britannia.
Stock number	CL0036000020 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218

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.

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