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 | Camden, William, 1551-1623 |
| Other author | Goos, Abraham, engraver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Imprinted at London : [By Iohn Dawson] anno cum privilegio 1627 Are to be sold by George Humble at the Whit horse in Popes-head Alley, [1627, i.e. 1632] |
| Description | [8], 94, [1], 98-126, [2], 131-132, [2], 137-146, [6] leaves : maps (metal cuts) |
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| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | The text is mainly taken from: Camden, William. Britannia. |
| General note | 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 7). The exception is the map of England, recut by Abraham Goos and dated 1632. |
| General note | The title page, which is engraved, is unaltered from the 1627 edition. |
| General note | Consists primarily of folded maps, with letterpress and foliation on the outer pages. |
| General note | Books 2-4 each have separate title page with imprint "London, printed by Iohn Dawson for George Humble, 1631"; register is continuous. |
| General note | The second leaf after 126 is numbered 129; the second leaf after 132 is numbered 135. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | The last leaf is blank. |
| General note | Issued with: Speed, John. A prospect of the most famous parts of the world. |
| General note | Identified as part of STC 23040 on UMI microfilm reel 1642. |
| General note | Reproductions of the originals in Cambridge University Library and the British Library. |
| General note | Appears at reel 1559 (Cambridge University Library copy) and at reel 1642 (British Library copy). |
| References | STC (2nd ed.) 23043. |
| Citation/References note | Skelton, R.A. County atlases of the British Isles, 18. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1559:17, 1642:11b) |
| Other title | Britannia. |
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| Stock number | CL0036000046 ProQuest. 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-3218 |
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