| Ref No | EFP/094/1614/6 |
| Finding Number | AE094/1614/6 |
| Title | 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 |
| Level | Item |
| Date | 1616 |
| Description | Britannia; Britannia
The text is mainly taken from: Camden, William. Britannia.; The title page is engraved.; Map of Norfolk (ch. 18) has no engraver's name in the right bottom corner.; "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); Books 2-4 each have separate title page, dated 1616.; Signatures: A-4G[sup]2[sup] 4H[sup]2(-4H2); Pagination: [16], 146, [10]p; 731803.; Microfilm.; S112623. |
| Author | Speed, John, 1552-1629; Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612, engraver; Schweitzer, Christoph, wood-engraver; Camden, William, 1551-1623 |
| Subject | Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 |
| Physical Description | [162], 146 p. : ill. (woodcuts), maps (metal cuts) ; 2j. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | 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] |