Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677
Title:
The kingdome of England & principality of Wales : exactly described whith every sheere & the small townes in euery one of them : in six mappes, portable for every man's pocket ... : vseful for all commanders for quarteringe of souldiers ... / described by one that travailed throughout the whole kingdome for its purpose ... W. Hollar, fecit.
Published / Created:
London : Sold by Thomas Ienner at the South entrance of ye Exchange, 1644.
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([1], [6] leaves) : 6 folded maps ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Scale:
Scale 1:380,160
Notes:
Engraved t.p.
Contents:
(from t.p.) The first beginning in Scotland & one sheere in England, Northumberland, & so to Newcastle -- The second hath his head at Newcastle & extendenth itselfe, all Durham, Westmoreland, Cumberland, Yorkeshire, Lancashire & part of Lincoln Shire -- The third hath Norfolke, Suffolke, Cambridge, Bedford, Hartford, Buckingham, Oxford, Northampton, Warwicke, Huntington, Lecester & Rutland, parte of Lincolne, Nottingham, Darby, Glocester, Barkeshire & Essex -- The fourth map runnes itselfe all Shropshire, Cheshire, Stafford, Woster, Heriford, most of Wales, Anglesey & part of Pembroke Shire -- The fift [sic] map houldeth the south of Wales & Gloster, Somerset, Dorset, Deuon & Cornwall, part of Wiltshire -- The sixth mappe containes Kent, Southsex, Surrey, Middlesex, Barke, & Hampshire, part of Essex & Wiltshire, the small prikes boundeth euery shire
Subject Terms:
Great Britain -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. | Jenner, Thomas, fl. 1631–1656 -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Atlases. | Engravings.