A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed.
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- A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed.
- Author
- Speed, John, 1552?-1629.
- Publication
- London :: printed by John Legatt, for William Humble. and are to be sold at his shop in Popes-head Pallace,
- 1646.
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"A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A61053.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.
Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
- ¶ The generall Description of the World.
- ¶ The Description of ASIA.
- ¶ The Description of AFRICA.
- ¶ The Description of EVROPE.
- ¶ The Description of AMERICA.
- The Description of GRAECIA.
- The Description of the Romane Empire.
- ¶ The Description of GERMANY.
- The Description of the Kingdom of Bohemia.
- The Description of FRANCE.
- ¶ The Description of BELGIA.
- ¶ The Description of SPAINE.
- ¶ The Description of ITALY.
- The Description of the Kingdom of Hungary
- The Description of the Kingdom of Denmark
- The Description of POLAND.
- The Description of the Kingdome of PERSIA.
- The Description of the TVRKISH EMPIRE.
- The Description of the Kingdome of CHINA.
- The Description of the Kingdome of TARTARY.
- The Description of the Sommer Ilands, once called the BERMUDAS.
- title page
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THE BRITISH EMPIRE CONTAINETH AND HATH NOVV IN ACTVALL possession, those many, and renovvned KINGDOMES,
and PRINCIPALI∣TIES DESCRIBED IN THIS OVRTHEATRE. - illustration
- dedication
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- TO THE WELL-AFFECTED AND FAVOVRABLE READER.
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encomia
- Al'honneur de l'autheur et son oeuure.
- HEN. SPELMAN Mil. Lectori.
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Rich. Saint George Norrey
King at Armes, in favour of this Worke. -
To my Friend M
r . IOHN SPEED, being very sicke. - In exactissimi huius Operis Authorem, Eulogium THO: BARKHAM.
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To the right well deserving M
r . IOHN SPEED, the Author of this Worke. - encomium
- THE CONTENTS OF THE CHOROGRAPHICALL PART.
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A Briefe Description of the Civill Warres, and Battailes fought in
England, Wales, andIreland. -
book - 1
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THE BRITISH ILANDS PROPOSED IN ONE VIEVV IN THE ENGLISH MAP: WITH A GENERALL DESCRIPTION OF
GREAT BRITAINE UNDER THEROMANES. CHAPTER 1. - chapter - 2
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THE TYPE OF THE FLORISHING KINGDOME OF
ENGLAND VVITH THE GENERALL DESCRIPTION OF IT, AS IT WAS FROM THE TIME OF THENORMANS. CHAPTER III. - chapter - 4
- chapter - 5
- SVRREY. CHAPTER VI.
- chapter - 7
- THE DESCRIPTION OF THE VVIGHT ILAND.
- chapter - 9
- chapter - 10
- chapter - 11
- chapter - 12
- chapter - 14
- chapter - 14
- chapter - 15
- chapter - 16
- chapter - 17
- chapter - 18
- chapter - 19
- HERTFORD-SHIRE. CHAPTER XX.
- BEDFORD-SHIRE. CHAPTER XXI.
- BVCKINGHAM-SHIRE. CHAPTER XXII.
- chapter - 23
- chapter - 24
- chapter - 25
- chapter - 26
- chapter - 27
- chapter - 28
- chapter - 29
- chapter - 30
- chapter - 31
- LINCOLN-SHIRE. CHAPTER XXXII.
- NOTTINGHAM-SHIRE. CHAPTER XXXIII.
- chapter - 34
- STAFFORD-SHIRE. CHAPTER XXXV.
- SHROP-SHIRE.
- chapter - 37
- LANCA-SHIRE.
- THE DESCRIPTION OF YORKE-SHIRE.
- THE VVEST-RIDING OF YORKE-SHIRE. CHAPTER XL.
- chapter - 41
- The Bishopricke of DVRHAM.
- CHAPTER XLIII.
- CVMBERLAND. CHAPTER XLIIII.
- chapter - 45
- chapter - 46
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A Chronicle of the Kings of
MAN. - HOLY ILAND.
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THE BRITISH ILANDS PROPOSED IN ONE VIEVV IN THE ENGLISH MAP: WITH A GENERALL DESCRIPTION OF
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- illustration
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A Catalogue of such Princes sprung from THE ROYALL STEMME OF THE ENGLISH KINGS, AS HAVE BEENE Entituled
PRINCES OF WALES, since the time of that Countries last Conquest, and first voluntary subjection under King EDVVARD the First. -
THE NAMES OF THE COVNTIES IN
WALES (AS THEY ARE NOVV NVM∣BRED, AND ANNEXED VNTO THE ENGLISH Crowne) in such order as we have described them. -
book - 2
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THE GENERALL DESCRIPTION, AND SEVERALL DIVISIONS OF THE PRINCIPALITIE OF
WALES. - PEMBROKE-SHIRE. CHAPTER III.
- CAERMARDEN-SHIRE. CHAPTER IIII.
- chapter - 5
- MONMOVTH-SHIRE. CHAPTER VI.
- BREKNOCK-SHIRE. CHAPTER VII.
- RADNOR-SHIRE CHAPTER. VIII.
- CARDIGANS-SHIRE. CHAPTER. IX.
- MOUNTGOMERY-SHIRE. CHAPTER. X.
- MERIONETH-SHIRE. CHAPTER. XI.
- chapter - 12
- chapter - 13
- CAERNARVON-SHIRE. CHAPTER XIIII.
- ANGLESEY. CHAPTER XV.
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THE GENERALL DESCRIPTION, AND SEVERALL DIVISIONS OF THE PRINCIPALITIE OF
- title page
- illustration
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The Divisions of SCOTLAND. THIS KINGDOM IS PRINCIPALLY DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS;
NORTH ANDSOVTH OF THE RIVERTAYE. - illustration
- book - 3
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THE PARTICVLAR COVNTIES IN THE FOVRE SEVERALL PROVINCES OF
IRELAND, AS NOW THEY ARE DIVIDED, AND LIMITED. - illustration
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THE FIRST INDEX OR ALPHABETICALL TABLE, containing the principall matters in the
Maps both of ENGLAND and IRELAND, the first num∣ber noting thePage, and the second theSection.