The Second Booke: Contayning The Principalitie of Wales. Delivering An exact topographie of the Covnties. Diuisions of their Cantreves and Commots. Descriptions of their Cities and Shire-Townes. With A Compendiovs Relation of Things Most Memorable InEvery of Them.
Performed by Iohn Speed.
London. Printed by Thomas Snodham, for John Sudburie and George Humble. 1616. Cum Priuilegio.
Letterpress and woodcut. 416 x 266mm. 16 x 10½". Water-staining. Nick & crease lower left-hand corner.
Frontispiece with the Royal coat of arms to John Speed's (1552-1629) Welsh section of "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine"; which was first published c.1610 and contained the first set of individual county maps of England and Wales. These maps also had town plans on them.
[Ref: 20859] £130.00
London. Printed by Thomas Snodham, for John Sudburie and George Humble. 1616. Cum Priuilegio.
Letterpress and woodcut. 416 x 266mm. 16 x 10½". Water-staining. Nick & crease lower left-hand corner.
Frontispiece with the Royal coat of arms to John Speed's (1552-1629) Welsh section of "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine"; which was first published c.1610 and contained the first set of individual county maps of England and Wales. These maps also had town plans on them.
[Ref: 20859] £130.00