Map Books

THE Theatre of the Empire OF GREAT BRITAIN,
Presenting an exact geography of the KINGDOM of ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, IRELAND,
and the ISLES adjoyning…
TOGETHER WITH
A PROSPECT Of the most Famous Parts of the WORLD…
By JOHN SPEED…
LONDON;
Printed for Thomas Basset at the George in Fleet-street, and Richard Chiswel at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul’s Church-yard, MDCLXXVI

Full size facsimile of John Speed’s Theatre and Prospect published by Bassett & Chiswell in 1676.

Complete with all ninety-six maps, title pages, dedications, tables and text pages, all in black and white.
Hardback cream and burgundy cloth 34x46cm. All pages mounted on guards. 

High quality facsimile published in card covers by Jonathan Potter in 1991, this example in private re-binding.
Fine, clean, condition throughout. Some wrinkling to the 40mm deep guards but the pages are unaffected.