28th Jul, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Speed (John). Rutlandshire with Oukham and Stanford her bordering Neighbour newely described, [London]: Performed by Johan Speede, solde by M. John Sudbury and George Humbell, [1611 or later], hand-coloured engraved map, inset plans of Oakham and Stamford, English text verso, faint toning along central fold, mounted, glazed both sides and framed, mount aperture 387 x 512 mm, together with: ibid. Penbrokshyre described, and the Sittuations both of Penbroke and St Davids shewed in due form as they were taken by John Speed, London: performed by John Speede, and are to be solde in Popes head alley by John Sudbury and George Humbell, 1610 [i.e. 1611 or later], hand-coloured engraved map, inset plans of Pembroke and St David's, English text verso, mounted, glazed both sides and framed (double-aperture mount on verso), mount aperture 390 x 510 mm, not examined out of frames (qty: 2) Cf. Chubb XII or XV for both items; Humble's imprint appears in the maps of the first edition of 1611, the re-issue of 1627, and another issue published by John Dawson in 1646 (not in Chubb).
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 28th Jul, 2021
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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