Shelfmark
Ge.4.01
Author
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, the first beginning in Scotland & one sheere in England Northumberland & so to New-castle; the second hath his head at New-castle & extendeth it selfe, all Durham, Westmoreland, Cumberland, Yorkeshire, Lancastshire, & part of Lincolne 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 it selfe, 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, ... Described by one that trauailed throughout the whole kingdome, for its purpose..
Varying form of title
Kingdome of England, and principality of Wales, exactly described
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London] : Printed and sold by John Garrett at the south entrance of ye Exchange,, [1676]
Physical description
[2] p., [6] folded leaves of plates : maps ; 20 cm. (fol.)
Note
Wholly engraved.
Note
At foot of title-page: W: Hollar fecit.
Note
Place and date of publication from Wing.
Note
Wing erroneously gives place and date of publication as being on title page.
Note
Leaf [A]2 detached and pasted to map 5.
Note
Maps 1 and 5 in two states, not differentiated.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R178087
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), H2448A
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington inside front cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
Contemporary sheep; boards have two concentric blind-tooled frames, with outer compartment sprinkled; remnants of fore-edge clasps; four raised bands; red spine label with gilt title in triple-gold-fillet frame: "Mapps of England".
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Di.5.23.
Subject
England Maps Early works to 1800.
Subject
Wales Maps Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Garrett, John, ? - 1720 printer, bookseller.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B48520