Yorkshire North Riding

28x23 cm

A MAPP OF RICHMOND SHIRE. BEING PART OF THE NORTH RIDEING OF YORKESHIRE.  BY RIC BLOME. BY HIS MA.^tys COMAND.
Dedication: To y^e Hon.^ebl Conyers D'Arcy. Son & heirs to y^e R.^t Hon^ebl Conyers. Lord D'arcy Meyrmill & Conyers High Steward of his Matys honour of Richmond Castle & Richmondshire cheife Bailiff of y^e liberty ther of Constable of Middleham Castle and Master of Arkengarth dale Forest &ca This Mapp is humbly dedicated by Ric: Blome. 
Produced and published by Richard Blome (1635-1705) bookseller, mapseller and publisher, printer to King William III and cosmographer to Queen Anne, in Britannia: or, A Geographical Description of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland...London, Printed by Tho. Rycroft for the Undertaker, Richard Blome. 1673.
This series of maps were produced quickly following an announcement in the press by John Ogilby of his intention to produce a new work of county maps, road maps and town plans entitled Britannia. Blomes maps are crudely engraved, typical of journeyman work, and mostly copied from those of John Speed. The printing, however was of the highest standard, being carried out by Thomas Roycroft, printer to King Charles II. Richard Blome shamelessly used the same title announced by John Ogilby for his work, commencing publication in 1673.
The edition was probably on sale for four years. There was a re-issue of 1677 made up by John Wright from remaindered sheets.

Good margins. Archival tape repairs verso to 3 & 1cm. splits at bottom plate edge. Strong dark early impression. Good hand colouring of some age. Large fools-cap watermark.