Speed's map of Carmarthenshire
By SPEED, John , 1627
Sold

[Carmarthenshire] Caermarden Both Shyre and Towne described

British Isles Wales
  • Author: SPEED, John
  • Publication place: London
  • Publisher: Performed by John Speede And are to be sold in Popes head alley against the exchange by John Sudbury and George Humble
  • Publication date: 1627
  • Physical description: Engraved map with hand colouring.
  • Dimensions: 380 by 505mm. (15 by 20 inches).
  • Inventory reference: 11788

Notes

A beautifully coloured map of Carmarthenshire, with an inset map of Carmarthen.

John Speed (1552-1629) was the outstanding cartographer of his age. His ‘Theatre of Great Britain’ was the first atlas of the British Isles: Speed prepared the maps himself about two years before they were published. His maps and books dominated the seventeenth-century English market. The present map is taken from the 1627 English edition published by George Humble.

Bibliography

  1. Chubb XXV.
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