Speed, John, 1552?-1629, Suffolke described and divided into hundreds , 1610
- Title(s):
- Suffolke described and divided into hundreds : the situation of the fayre towne Ipswich shewed with the armes of the most noble families that have bene either dukes, or earles both of that countie as also of Clare / performed by Iohn Speede.
- Published/Created:
- [London] : Solde in Popes-head alley, by George Huble, 1610.
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : engraving ; 37 x 50 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio C 2010 2hYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/12283852
- Classification:
- Maps & Atlas (printed)
- Scale:
- Scale [ca. 1:220,000].
- Notes:
- Relief shown pictorially.
Includes coats of arms and other illustrations.
Inset: Ipswiche.
This map also used for his Theatre of the empire of Great Britaine.
From Speed's The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine.
Skelton, R.A. County atlases of the British Isles, 1579-1850, p. 39
Selected exhibitions: "The Mapmaker's art : 300 years of British cartography" (Yale Center for British Art, January 17-March 12, 1989).
"Cum Privilegio Anno 1610."
BAC: British Art Center copy on sheet 43 x 55 cm. Hand-colored. - Subject Terms:
- England -- Suffolk.Suffolk (England) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
- Form/Genre:
- Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1610.
- Export:
- XML
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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