Speed's map of Essex
By SPEED, John , 1627

Essex devided into Hundreds, with the most antient and fayre Towne Colchester Described and other memorable Monuments observed. Anno 1610.

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  • 作者: SPEED, John
  • 出版地: London
  • 出版商: Described by Iohn Norden, augmented by I. Speede, And are to be solde by G. Humble
  • 发布日期: 1627
  • 物理描述: Engraved map with hand colouring.
  • 方面: 385 by 510mm. (15.25 by 20 inches).
  • 库存参考: 11799

笔记

A map of Essex, with an inset map of Colchester, and reproductions of three Roman coins or medallions showing Constantine the Great in his dual role as chief priest and emperor, and his mother Saint Helena. Saint Helena is the patron saint of Colchester; some British medieval sources claimed she was British, and that Constantine was born in the city. Colchester’s coat of arms, shown at the upper right corner of the inset map, show the relics of the True Cross and the crowns of the Magi which she supposedly found in Jerusalem.

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.

参考书目

  1. Chubb XXV.
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