Lot #: 97236
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Selling price: $208
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Description
A splendid antique county map of Denbighshire, located in the northwest corner of Wales from the "Theatre of Great Britaine" by John Speed, and published by J. Sudbury and George Humbell in 1612.
(1st edition) Denbighshires, clearly a mountainous region, was surveyed by Christopher Saxton, which was Speed's source for this map. The map was engraved in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius, one of the foremost engravers of his time.
Deemed to be the most decorative map of the county, the upper right corner inset contains a plan of the town of Denbigh, along with a 14 point legend. The exemplar is nicely enhanced by several coats of arms. The primary one is of Great Britain.
There is a wonderful illustration of Poseidon with his trident, riding a horse in the sea to the north, next to a sea monster. The writing on the lower right hand corner reads: “Performed by John Speed and are to be sold by Thomas Bassett of Fleet Street and Richard Chiswell in St. Pauls Churchyard.
John Speed (1552 –1629)[1] was an English cartographer and historian. He is known as England's most famous Stuart period mapmaker.
Reference: Hawkyard and Nicolson, The Counties of Britain A Tudor Atlas by John Speed, p. 73-76; Skelton, The County Atlases of the British Isles 1579-1850, Map Collector's Circle, part 1, #7 Speed and part 4, #92 & 121
(1st edition) Denbighshires, clearly a mountainous region, was surveyed by Christopher Saxton, which was Speed's source for this map. The map was engraved in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius, one of the foremost engravers of his time.
Deemed to be the most decorative map of the county, the upper right corner inset contains a plan of the town of Denbigh, along with a 14 point legend. The exemplar is nicely enhanced by several coats of arms. The primary one is of Great Britain.
There is a wonderful illustration of Poseidon with his trident, riding a horse in the sea to the north, next to a sea monster. The writing on the lower right hand corner reads: “Performed by John Speed and are to be sold by Thomas Bassett of Fleet Street and Richard Chiswell in St. Pauls Churchyard.
John Speed (1552 –1629)[1] was an English cartographer and historian. He is known as England's most famous Stuart period mapmaker.
Reference: Hawkyard and Nicolson, The Counties of Britain A Tudor Atlas by John Speed, p. 73-76; Skelton, The County Atlases of the British Isles 1579-1850, Map Collector's Circle, part 1, #7 Speed and part 4, #92 & 121
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