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Title Page - "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine' 1676 - John Speed
Title Page - "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine' 1676 - John Speed
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-John Speed (1552-1629)
-Title page from "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine"
-From The 1676 edition of Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell
-Original copperplate engraving with colour
-Size 38 x 24cm approx
-Good condition with some repairs at the back to the corners
Title page from John Speed's celebrated Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain. This was the most famous atlas printed in the 17th Century in Great Britain, and included maps of England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the counties.