Speed, John, 1552?-1629. The history of Great Britaine under the conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. Their originals manners, habits, warres, coines, and seales, with the successions, lines, acts, and issues of the English monarchs, from Iulius Cæsar, to our most, gratious soueraigne King Iames. The third edition reuised & enlarged wth sundry descents of ye Saxons Kings, their mariages and armes, anno. 1650 by Iohn Speed. Imprinted at London : anno cum priuilegio 1650 Are to be sold by George Humble at the Whit horse in Popes-head Alley, [1650]
fo., [12], 155-402, 395-799, [1] p., 800-828 leaves, 829-921, [49] p. : ill. The woodcuts are by Christoph Schweitzerports. ; Wing (2nd ed.), S4880 All editions are usually issued with the Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain and paged continuously, though foliated separately. There were prior editions or issues in: 1611, 14, 32, 27, 31 32
John Speed (1552–1629) was a historian, now best remembered as the cartographer whose maps of English counties are often found framed in homes throughout the United Kingdom....His atlas The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine was published in 1610/11 and contained the first set of individual county maps of England and Wales besides maps of Ireland [5 in all] and a general map of Scotland.
The history of Great Britaine under the conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans Their originals, manners, warres, coines & seales: with ye successions, lives, acts & issues of the English monarchs from Iulius Cæsar, to our most gracious soueraigne King Iames. by Iohn Speed. Speed, John, 1552?-1629., Schweitzer, Christoph, wood-engraver. Imprinted at London: [by William Hall and John Beale] anno cum privilegio 1611 and are to be solde by Iohn Sudbury & Georg Humble, in Popes-head alley at ye signe of ye white Horse, [1611] Early English Books Online [full text] http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/…
4 Annotations
First Reading
Michael Robinson • Link
Speed, John, 1552?-1629.
The history of Great Britaine under the conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. Their originals manners, habits, warres, coines, and seales, with the successions, lines, acts, and issues of the English monarchs, from Iulius Cæsar, to our most, gratious soueraigne King Iames. The third edition reuised & enlarged wth sundry descents of ye Saxons Kings, their mariages and armes, anno. 1650 by Iohn Speed.
Imprinted at London : anno cum priuilegio 1650 Are to be sold by George Humble at the Whit horse in Popes-head Alley, [1650]
fo., [12], 155-402, 395-799, [1] p., 800-828 leaves, 829-921, [49] p. : ill. The woodcuts are by Christoph Schweitzerports. ; Wing (2nd ed.), S4880
All editions are usually issued with the Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain and paged continuously, though foliated separately. There were prior editions or issues in: 1611, 14, 32, 27, 31 32
PL 2906
CGS • Link
itty bit more
segment/sample from his Speed's histoire
chapter II
http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxno…
a biog:
http://www.mapforum.com/02/speed.…
Terry Foreman • Link
John Speed (1552–1629) was a historian, now best remembered as the cartographer whose maps of English counties are often found framed in homes throughout the United Kingdom....His atlas The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine was published in 1610/11 and contained the first set of individual county maps of England and Wales besides maps of Ireland [5 in all] and a general map of Scotland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John…
Second Reading
Terry Foreman • Link
The history of Great Britaine under the conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans Their originals, manners, warres, coines & seales: with ye successions, lives, acts & issues of the English monarchs from Iulius Cæsar, to our most gracious soueraigne King Iames. by Iohn Speed.
Speed, John, 1552?-1629., Schweitzer, Christoph, wood-engraver.
Imprinted at London: [by William Hall and John Beale] anno cum privilegio 1611 and are to be solde by Iohn Sudbury & Georg Humble, in Popes-head alley at ye signe of ye white Horse, [1611]
Early English Books Online [full text]
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/…