Lot Essay
Speed explains the inclusion of Reading: "For that Barkshire cold not contayn place for this towne I have here inserted it, as one of ye most ancient and cheifest in ye countye."
Details
SPEED, John. Buckingham both shyre, and shire-towne describ, [London]: Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell, 1666 [but 1676 or later], hand-coloured engraved map, inset plans of Buckingham and Reading, English text on verso (lightly stained, some light creasing), 375 x 510mm., framed and glazed.