Speed, JohnFour maps of Irish counties. London: John Sudbury and George Humble, 1610 4 copperplate engraved maps (each to sight approximately: 520 x 396 mm). Handcoloring, inset maps of Cork, Dublin, Galway, and Limerick; a few stray spots, two or three closed tears expertly repaired (Connaugh). Matted and framed; not examined out of frames. Maps include: The Counties of Leinster with the Citie Dublin The province of Connaugh The Province of Mounster The Province of Ulster A striking group of maps of Ireland, from Speed's The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain—the first atlas of the British Isles. The beauty of these maps can be largely attributed their engraver, Jodocus Hondius one of the most highly regarded Dutch engravers of the day. Group lots not subject to return.
Speed, JohnFour maps of Irish counties. London: John Sudbury and George Humble, 1610 4 copperplate engraved maps (each to sight approximately: 520 x 396 mm). Handcoloring, inset maps of Cork, Dublin, Galway, and Limerick; a few stray spots, two or three closed tears expertly repaired (Connaugh). Matted and framed; not examined out of frames. Maps include: The Counties of Leinster with the Citie Dublin The province of Connaugh The Province of Mounster The Province of Ulster A striking group of maps of Ireland, from Speed's The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain—the first atlas of the British Isles. The beauty of these maps can be largely attributed their engraver, Jodocus Hondius one of the most highly regarded Dutch engravers of the day. Group lots not subject to return.
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