Speed's map of Ulster
By SPEED, John , 1676

The Province of Ulster Described

British Isles Ireland
  • 作者: SPEED, John
  • 出版地: London
  • 出版商: Performed by John Speede and are to be solde by Thomas Bassett in Fleet Street, and Richard Chiswell in St Pauls Church yard
  • 发布日期: 1676
  • 物理描述: Double page engraved map with hand colouring.
  • 方面: 379 by 512mm. (15 by 20.25 inches).
  • 库存参考: 10851

笔记

A map of Ulster, with an inset map of Enniskillen Castle. Enniskillen would have been known in Speed’s times for its role in Irish rebellions against English rule; it was taken after a siege in 1594.

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.

参考书目

  1. Ashley Bayton-Williams, 'Subsequent Ownership of Speed's Plates', MapForum.
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