The Counties of Britain: A Tudor Atlas.

Speed, J. ; Nicolson, N. ; Hawkyard, A.

Published by Pavilion Books Limited, London, first edition, 1988, 1988

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Cloth, folio, 285 pp, 67 maps. From the blurb - "One of the most attractive characteristics of maps is their power to combine the functional with the decorative. Speed's atlas is valued today not only because it was one of the first to show all the counties of Britain, but also for its degree of detail. As well as showing the towns, villages and boundaries as they were during the reign of Elizabeth I, it contains the first known 'aerial' maps of many English towns and is embellished with a wealth of heraldic decoration, illustrations of battles, antiquities and royal portraits, which elevate it from a collection of early maps into an elaborate work of art. In this new edition, taken from a rare contemporary coloured version in the British Library, all sixty-seven maps are faithfully reproduced in full colour. In his eloquent introduction, Nigel Nicolson presents a biography of Speed, outlining the craft of contemporary map-making and putting Speed's atlas into context. Alasdair Hawkyard then describes the topographical features and other intriguing aspects of the maps and the prevailing social conditions of each county, thereby enabling the reader to identify not only the wavs in which the landscape of Britain has been dramatically transformed during the past four centuries, but also the social changes that came about as a direct result." Contents: A Tudor Atlas by John Speed; Introduction by Nigel Nicolson; County Commentaries by Alasdair Hawkyard. Very Good in Very Good dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # ABE-52160

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Counties of Britain: A Tudor Atlas.

Publisher: Pavilion Books Limited, London, first edition, 1988

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition