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Title

  • The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine: presenting an exact geography of the kingdomes of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the iles adioyning: with the shires, hundreds, cities and shire-townes, within ye kingdome of England

Names

  • Speed, John, 1552?-1629
  • Beale, John, -1643, printer
  • Hall, William, active 1598-1614, printer
  • Humble, George, -1640, bookseller
  • Sudbury, John, bookseller
  • Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612, engraver
  • Schweitzer, Christoph, wood engraver
  • Camden, William, 1551-1623
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : And are to be solde by I. Sudbury and G. Humble, 1611.

Headings

  • -  Great Britain--Description and travel--Early works to 1800
  • -  Great Britain--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Engraved title page.
  • -  Continues the author's History of Great Britaine.
  • -  Printed by by William Hall and John Beale. Cf. ESTC.
  • -  "The text is mainly taken from: Camden, William. Britannia"--ESTC.
  • -  Woodcuts by Christoph Schweitzer. Some of the maps are signed by Jodocus Hondius. Cf. ESTC.
  • -  English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) S117917
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1463
  • -  LC copy: Imperfect? Leaf at end wanting?
  • -  LC copy has bookplate of Howard C. Levis.
  • -  LAC snh 2019-03-20 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-02-23 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 146 (i.e. 140), [7] l. : chiefly maps ; 41 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DA610 .S76

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 53057094

OCLC Number

  • 5866256

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Speed, John, 1552?-1629, John Beale, William Hall, George Humble, John Sudbury, Jodocus Hondius, Christoph Schweitzer, William Camden, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine: presenting an exact geography of the kingdomes of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the iles adioyning: with the shires, hundreds, cities and shire-townes, within ye kingdome of England. London: And are to be solde by I. Sudbury and G. Humble, 1611. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/53057094/.

APA citation style:

Speed, J., Beale, J., Hall, W., Humble, G., Sudbury, J., Hondius, J. [...] Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1611) The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine: presenting an exact geography of the kingdomes of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the iles adioyning: with the shires, hundreds, cities and shire-townes, within ye kingdome of England. London: And are to be solde by I. Sudbury and G. Humble. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/53057094/.

MLA citation style:

Speed, John, 1552?-1629, et al. The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine: presenting an exact geography of the kingdomes of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the iles adioyning: with the shires, hundreds, cities and shire-townes, within ye kingdome of England. London: And are to be solde by I. Sudbury and G. Humble, 1611. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/53057094/>.