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 | SOMERSET SHIRE by John Speed. c.1627
by John Speed c.1627 20" x 15½" (51cm x 39.5cm) Copperplate engraving on handmade paper with strong hand colour. Includes a town plan of: BATHE as well as various other finely engraved, decorative cartouches and other features. English text en verso, as per issue. CONDITION: Generally very good: two light creases only.
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 | SHROPSHIRE by John Speed c.1627
'SHROPSHYRE DESCRIBED, THE SITUATION OF SHROWESBURY SHEWED...'by JOHN SPEED c.1627 21" x 15½" (53cm x 39.5cm) Copperplate engraving on handmade paper with hand colour. Includes a town plan of: 'SHROWESBURY' as well as various other finely engraved, decorative cartouches, armes and other features including a superb battle scene. English text en verso, as per issue. CONDITION: Generally very good: some age toning and one 2" tear (bottom of the fold ), repaired.
£495.00 ($816.75) |
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 | NORTHAMPTON SHIRE by John Speed. c.1627
Copperplate engraving on handmade paper with strong hand colour. 20" x 15½" (51cm x 39.5cm) . Includes town plans of: NORTHAMPTON and PETERBOROUGH as well as various other finely engraved, decorative cartouches and other features including a fine battle scene. English text en verso, as per issue. Condition: two 7cm tears with 'rusting' in the middle of the page, and one 8cm, professionally repaired split to the bottom of the fold
£395.00 ($651.75)
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 | WARWICKSHIRE by John Speed c.1676
'THE COUNTI OF WARWICK -THE SHIRE TOWNE AND CITIE OF COVENTRE described'By JOHN SPEEDE c.1676 - 21" x 15½" (53cm x 39.5cm) Copperplate engraving on handmade paper. Good hand colour. Includes town plans of: 'WARWICKE' and 'COVENTREE' as well as various decorative features including THE ARMES OF THE FAMILIES OF WARWICK, and a superb battle scene. CONDITION: GENERALLY GOOD. However, there is a 6" split in the fold (repaired and invisible from the front).
£595.00 ($981.75)
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 | CAERMARDEN by John Speed c.1676
'CAERMARDEN both shyre and towne described'by JOHN SPEED c.1676 Copperplate engraving on handmade paper with strong hand colour.20" x 15½" (51cm x 39.5cm) Includes a town plan of CAERMARDEN as well as various other finely engraved, decorative cartouches and other features including a superb battle scene. English text en verso, as per issue. Very good condition.
£395.00 ($651.75)
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 | FLINTSHIRE by John Speed c.1627
'FLINTSHIRE' by JOHN SPEEDc.1627 20" x 15½" (51cm x 39.5cm) Copperplate engraving on handmade paper with strong hand colour.Includes town plans of FLINT & St ASAPH as well as various other finely engraved, decorative cartouches and other features including a superb battle scene.English text en verso, as per issue. Published by Sudbury & Humble. Good condition.
£325.00 ($536.25) |
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 | HEREFORDSHIRE by John Speed. c.1676
HEREFORD SHIREBY John Speed, c.1676 20" x 15½" (51cm x 39.5cm) Copperplate engraving on handmade paper with strong hand colour. Includes a town plan of: HEREFORD as well as various other finely engraved, decorative cartouches and other features including a fine battle scene. English text en verso, as per issue. Very good condition.
£425.00 ($701.25)
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 | MONTGOMERY SHIRE by John Speed c.1676
by JOHN SPEED c.1676 Copperplate engraving on handmade paper with strong hand colour.20" x 15½" (51cm x 39.5cm) Includes a town plan of MONTGOMERY as well as various other finely engraved, decorative cartouches and other features. English text en verso, as per issue.Very good condition.
£395.00 ($651.75)
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 | LEICESTER by John Speed. c.1676
LEICESTERBoth countye and city described etc. by John Speed c.1676 20" x 15½" (51cm x 39.5cm) Copperplate engraving on handmade paper with strong hand colour. Includes a town plan of: HEREFORD as well as various other finely engraved, decorative cartouches and other features including a fine battle scene. English text en verso, as per issue. Very good condition.
£495.00 ($816.75)
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 | POLAND by John Speed c.1627
'A NEW MAPPE OF POLAND'by JOHN SPEED c.1627 21" x 15½" (53cm x 39.5cm) Copperplate engraving on handmade paper with hand colour. Includes two columns of pictorials showing the men and women of POLAND and SILESIA in traditional costume and wedding dress. Also has six finely engraved CITY VIEWS (CRACOVIA, DANTZIG, POSNA CROSEN, SANDOMIRIA and BRESLAW) along the top of the page. English text en verso, as per issue.
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