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JOHN SPEED (1552-1629)
Oxfordshire described with ye Citie and the Armes of the Colledges of ye famous University, [London:] John Sudbury & George Humble, [1611]. Hand-coloured engraved map, inset plan of Oxford, decorated with College coats-of-arms in borders, Royal coat-of-arms, scale-bar. (Slight wear at foot of centrefold, very lightly browned). 382 x 520m.
One of the most famous of English mapmakers, the historian John Speed decided in 1611 to publish a volume of maps to accompany his History of Great Britain. The maps were instantly popular, running to seven editions by 1676. Sudbury and Humble contracted Jodocus Hondius to engrave the plates in Amsterdam. From 1605 to 1610 Speed sent the information to Hondius, allowing Hondius to compose these famous maps.
Oxfordshire described with ye Citie and the Armes of the Colledges of ye famous University, [London:] John Sudbury & George Humble, [1611]. Hand-coloured engraved map, inset plan of Oxford, decorated with College coats-of-arms in borders, Royal coat-of-arms, scale-bar. (Slight wear at foot of centrefold, very lightly browned). 382 x 520m.
One of the most famous of English mapmakers, the historian John Speed decided in 1611 to publish a volume of maps to accompany his History of Great Britain. The maps were instantly popular, running to seven editions by 1676. Sudbury and Humble contracted Jodocus Hondius to engrave the plates in Amsterdam. From 1605 to 1610 Speed sent the information to Hondius, allowing Hondius to compose these famous maps.
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