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£6750 John Speed Set of 5 maps 1616 Ref: 6140fvmg
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THE KINGDOME OF IRELAND Devided into severall Provinces, and thé againe devided into Counties. Newly described | THE PROVINCE OF CONNAUGH with the citie of GALWAYE Described | THE PROVINCE ULSTER described | THE PROVINCE OF MOUNSTER | THE COUNTIE OF LEINSTER with THE CITIE DUBLIN Described 
A very fine matching set of 5 maps from the Latin edition of 1616. All maps with reasonable margins and fine impressions in fine condition throughout with minor archival repairs to small wormholes at bottom centrefold margin outside printed area to each map the only condition note worthy of mention. All in fine later hand colour by the same hand.
John Speed (1552-1629), born in Cheshire, was a Tailor, becoming a member of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors in 1580. He became interested in History and antiquities and became a member of the Society of Antiquaries and friend of William Camden. In 1611 he published his History of Great Britaine followed by his Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine the following year. The Theatre was designed as the topographical section to his History and the inclusion of county maps with inset town plans has ensured Speed's name will be remembered. The maps were designed and engraved by Jodocus Hondius in Amsterdam from materials and instructions sent to him by Speed. Speed's main cartographical contribution was the town plans, Speed claiming authorship to those that include a scale of paces "by mine owne travails".  The county maps are based on the surveys of Christopher Saxton and John Norden. The inclusion of the internal administrative divisions of the counties was a new innovation by Speed perpetuated in most county maps that followed for the next 300 years. The descriptive text on the back of the maps is taken from Camden and as the text had to be re-set for each issue enables us to date an individual map. On 29th April 1608 George Humble obtained the rights to print and sell the atlas for 21 years but publication did not actually start until 1611. Publication of John Speed's maps continued by various publishers until at least 1770, a publication period of 160 years.
PRICE IS FOR THE SET OF 5 MAPS  - FOR DETAILS OF THE MAPS OF THE FOUR PROVINCES SEE SEPARATE LISTINGS IN CATEGORY 'PARTS OF IRELAND' - ORDER FROM THIS PAGE ONLY - NOT BEING SOLD INDIVIDUALLY.

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