1676 John Speed map of LEICESTERSHIRE Bassett and Chiswell edition

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Listing Template 2018 Home About Us View Feedback Contact Us 1676 John Speed map of LEICESTERSHIRE Bassett Chiswell editionDescription1676 LEICESTER both Countye and Citie described, The Honourable Fa mylies that have had the titles of Earls thereof With other accidents therein observedA fine and rare example of John Speed's map of Leicestershire with an inset City plan of Leicester, Royal Coat of Arms and 8 coats of arms below a brief history of the County and adjacent, a depiction of the battle of Bosworth. English text on verso. Published by Thomas Bassett of Fleet Street Richard Chiswell in St Pauls Church yard.John Speed (1552-1629) was born in Cheshire and from his youth pursued his father's profession of tailoring. He later moved to London to continue this trade, though Speed's real passions lay elsewhere, namely in the fields of antiquity and cartography. He joined the Society of Antiquaries where his enthusiasm soon attracted the attention of notables such as William Camden and Sir Fulke Greville. In 1596, Greville provided Speed with a full time allowance to write a 'Historie of Great Britaine'. It was during this project that Speed decided to add a cartographic suppliment to the work and it was from this that his famout atlas 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine' was born.When publihsed in 1611/12, his atlas was an immediate success, outdoing the one established by Christopher Saxon in 1579. There were a number of reasons for this; Speed's atlas showed each county separately with its hundreds, was respendent with heraldic shields but most significantly had one or two town plans. Displayed from a bird's eye view perspective, many of the towns were surveyed by Speed himself using a distinct scale of paces' and are the earliest known plans of these places. The aesthetic beauty of the maps were also down to the Dutch engraver, Jodocus Hondius, whose fine calligraphy and decorative strapwork are a feature throughout.CONDITION:Excellent condition with central fold as issued. Early hand colouring. On the reverse side, there are a couple of minor re-inforcement spots with archival tape. View Our Categories Decorative Prints World Wide Maps Scotland Maps Architecture Design England Maps Royalty About UsWe specialise in selling all items that can be considered to be Antique Paper. * PRINTS * MAPS * HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS * POSTAL HISTORY * BOOKS * POSTERS * STAMPS * POSTCARDS * EPHEMERA And anything else that is considered Antique and made of Paper. ALL OF OUR ITEMS ARE ORIGINAL ANTIQUES - NOT MODERN COPIES. We are also very keen buyers of anything similar and especially after better collections, original archives, whole libraries and better single items and have and#163;250,000 in cash funds at anyone time to buy the right items. Contact UsIf you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact us through the eBay messaging system. Feedback We will always help you to have a 100% positive happy buying experience. Contact us if you are unhappy about any aspect of your purchase from us. We only want five star feedback from you so buy with confidence. Seller Inventory # 383493930831_0BTNEQVCRQ3FK

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