England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland described and abridged with y[e] historic relation of things worthy memory from a farr larger voulume done by John Speed

All titles

• England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland described and abridged with y[e] historic relation of things worthy memory from a farr larger voulume done by John Speed
• Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. Abridgements

People / Organizations

• John Speed (Author)

Imprint

London?] : And are to bee sould by Roger Rea the elder & younger ..., Anno cum priuilegio 1662.

Added name

Keere, Pieter van den, approximately 1571-approximately 1624, engraver.

Publication year

1662

ESTC No.

R184520

Grub Street ID

74032

Description

[380] p. : maps ; 8°.

Note

Illustrated, engraved title page

Place of publication suggested by NUC pre-1956 imprints

"Cum priuilegio." at foot of title page

The maps were mostly engraved by Pieter van den Keere. --- ESTC

The maps are numbered 1-63; the table of maps: p. [375] lists 64 maps, but this edition was apparently issued without the 64th map; maps no. 1, 38 are folded plates

An abridgement of Speed, John. The theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, the text of which is mainly based on Camden, William. Britannia.