Shelfmark
Gc.1.12
Author
Uniform title
[Britannia. English]
Title
Britain, or A chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the islands adjoyning, out of the depth of antiquitie: beautified with mappes of the severall shires of England: written first in Latine by William Camden Clarenceux K. of A. Translated newly into English by Philémon Holland Doctour in Physick: finally, revised, amended, and enlarged with sundry additions by the said author..
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the islands adjoyning, out of the depth of antiquitie
Varying form of title
Added title page title: Britannia
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed by F. K[ingston] R. Y[oung] and I. L[egatt] for Ioyce Norton, and Richard Whitaker., 1637..
Physical description
[16], 822, 233, [1 blank], [57], [3 blank] p., [57] leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill., maps ; 35 cm. (fol.)
Note
A translation of: Britannia. A variant of the editions with "A. Heb" (STC 4510), "Andrew Crooke" (STC 2nd ed., 4510.4.), "W. Aspley" (STC 4510.6), or "G. Latham" (STC 4510.8) in the imprint.
Note
"Scotland" has a divisional title and separate pagination. Within this, "Ireland, and the smaller islands in the British Ocean" has a divisional title; register is continuous.
Note
Printer's names from STC.
Note
Map imprints: "Christophorus Saxton descrip: Guilielmus Hole sculpsit" "Christophorous Saxton descrip: Wilhelmus Kip sculpsit".
Note
Numerous errors in pagination including: no. 207-208 duplicated, p. 287 no. 278, p. 291-292 no. 293-294, 298-300 no. incorrectly 290, 287 and 299 respectively and page no. 300-302 not used. In addition, p. 363, 369, 507 and 623 are incorrectly no. 375, 269, 519 and 649 respectively. In second sequence p. 123-132 are incorrectly no. 111-120.
Note
Added engraved title page: Britannia.
Citation/references note
STC, 4510.2.
Citation/references note
ESTC, S1529
Provenance
Bequeathed in 1677 by Nicholas Cordell, fellow. Note on flyleaf in a contemporary hand recording price 36s. 'whereof 1s for the 2 mappes of England, inserted pag. 154 & 1. bought of Mr. Thomason. No mappe was cutte for Richmondshire (wch might be expected pa. 727.) because it is conteynd in the formr [sic] mappe.'
Binding
17th century English calf; border of two blind fillets; six raised bands over alum tawed sewing supports; tan leather spine label; chain holes.
Copy-specific note
Previously Ce.2.09.
Subject
British Isles History.
Subject
British Isles Description and travel Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Hole, William, ? - d. 1624 engraver.
Added entry--name
Kip, William engraver.
Added entry--name
Saxton, Christopher, 1542? - ? cartographer.
Added entry--name
Whitaker, Richard, ? - d. 1648 publisher.
Added entry--name
Norton, Joyce publisher.
Added entry--name
Young, Robert, ? - d. 1643 printer.
Added entry--name
Legatt, John, fl. 1654 - fl. 1654 printer.
Added entry--name
Kingston, Felix printer.
Added entry--name
Holland, Philemon, 1552 - 1637 translator.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B46544