The kingdome of England & principality of Wales : exactly described whith euery sheere & the small townes in euery one of them, in six mappes, portable for euery mans pocket ... : vsefull for all gentlemen and travellors and all sorts of persons, that would be informed of the distance of places neuer so commodiously drawne before this, 1676, described by one that trauailed throughout the whole kingdome, for its purpose / W. Hollar, fecit.

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16858356

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Title: The kingdome of England & principality of Wales : exactly described whith euery sheere & the small townes in euery one of them, in six mappes, portable for euery mans pocket ... : vsefull for all gentlemen and travellors and all sorts of persons, that would be informed of the distance of places neuer so commodiously drawne before this, 1676, described by one that trauailed throughout the whole kingdome, for its purpose / W. Hollar, fecit.
Alternative Title: Kingdome of England and principality of Wales
Creator: Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677.
Contributor: Garrett, John, -1720, publisher.
Copyright Date: [1676]
Description: (from title page) The first beginning in Scotland & one sheere in England, Northumberland, & so to New-castle -- The second hath his head at New-castle & extendenth it selfe, all Durham, Westmoreland, Cumberland, Yorkeshire, Lancashire & part of Lincoln Shire -- The third hath Norfolke, Suffolke, Cambridge, Bedford, Hartford, Buckingham, Oxford, Northampton, Warwicke, Huntington, Lecester & Rutland, parte of Lincolne, Nottingham, Darby, Glocester, Barkeshire & Essex -- The fourth map runnes itselfe all Shropshire, Cheshire, Stafford, Woster, Heriford, most of Wales, Anglesey & part of Pembroke Shire -- The fift map, houldeth the south of Wales & Gloster, Somerset, Dorset, Deuon & Cornwall, part of Wiltshire -- The sixth mappe containes Kent, Southsex, Surrey, Middlesex, Barke, & Hampshire, part of Essex & Wiltshire, the small prikes boundeth euery shire and the dubell lines sheweth the rodes from place to place.
Also known as the "Quartermaster's map"; see R.W. Shirley's Early printed maps of the British Isles, page 149.
Hollar statement follows imprint on title page.
Manuscript annotation on inside front cover. With metal clasps.
The title page is engraved.
Extent: 1 atlas ([1] leaf, [6] folded leaves of plates) : 6 maps ; 22 x 11 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale approximately 1:380,000.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: 1980 458

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: cartographic
Genre: Annotations (Provenance)--17th century
Atlases
Resource Type: Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic): England--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Wales--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name): Garrett, John, -1720, publisher.

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Access: Public
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Citation: Shirley, R.W. Early printed maps of the British Isles, 537

Identifiers

Orbis Record: 49766
Object ID (OID): 16858356