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AN ORIGINAL ENGRAVED MAP OF BREKNOKE (both shire and town) Brecknockshire An attractive and decorative map with inset town plan of Breknoke,  scales of English Miles, and  3 elaborate coat of arms. Title cartouche Engraved by Hondius.

AN ORIGINAL ENGRAVED MAP OF BREKNOKE (both shire and town) Brecknockshire An attractive and decorative map with inset town plan of Breknoke, scales of English Miles, and 3 elaborate coat of arms. Title cartouche Engraved by Hondius.

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AN ORIGINAL ENGRAVED MAP OF BREKNOKE (both shire and town) Brecknockshire An attractive and decorative map with inset town plan of Breknoke, scales of English Miles, and 3 elaborate coat of arms. Title cartouche Engraved by Hondius.

by SPEED, JOHN:

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Bassett & Chiswell, 1676. Lg. map (engr.surface ca 51 cm x 37 cm). English text on verso. A nice example of this decorative County map by John Speed. Includes inset of Breknoke with the coat of arms for James Butler, Earle of Breknoke and three other coasts of arms, plus and early battle scene. FRAMED in double Glazed Hogarth Frame. Strong impression with the detail in the engraving clear and black. Overall in very good condition. Imprint on left- hand corner, giving publishers: “Performed by John Speede. And are to be solde by Thomas Bassett in Fleetstreet and Richard Chiswell in St Pauls Churchyard”. The maps by J.Speed are "the best known and most popular of all English county maps" (Tooley). Despite competition from maps of the English counties by Blaeu and Jansson, Speed’ maps were “bestsellers”. A beautifully coloured map of the historic county of Brecknockshire, with an inset map of the city of Brecon.

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Title
AN ORIGINAL ENGRAVED MAP OF BREKNOKE (both shire and town) Brecknockshire An attractive and decorative map with inset town plan of Breknoke, scales of English Miles, and 3 elaborate coat of arms. Title cartouche Engraved by Hondius.
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SPEED, JOHN:
Book Condition
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Publisher
Bassett & Chiswell, 1676
Keywords
MAPS Maps brecknock Wales speed speed

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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.

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