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C1676
The Kingdome of Irland Divided into severall Provinces, and the againe divided into Counties Newly described.
Mapmaker:
John Speed (1563 - 1612)
Spectacular map of Ireland by John Speed from, The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine…. with decorative title cartouche comprising of two cherubs holding a lyre on top of a scroll work frame. At left are six figures of … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Kingdome of Irland Divided into severall Provinces, and the againe divided into Counties Newly described.
Date:
C1676
Mapmaker:
John Speed (1563 - 1612)
Condition:
Left margin reinstated, and lower portion of right hand side margin reinstated, small tears on map edge.
Technique:
Copper engraving hand coloured.
Image Size:
510mm
x 388mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1676
Description:
Spectacular map of Ireland by John Speed from, The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine…. with decorative title cartouche comprising of two cherubs holding a lyre on top of a scroll work frame. At left are six figures of Irish types and at lower right a compass rose, galleon and sea creature.
Sold by Thomas Bassett in Fleet and Richard Chiswell in St. Paul’s Churchyard. at lower left.
Mapmaker:
John Speed (1563-1612)
Speed was born at Cheshire, and went into his father’s tailoring business. While working in London, his knowledge of history led him into learned circles and he came to the attention of Sir Fulke Greville, who subsequently made him an allowance to enable him to devote his whole attention to research. As a reward for his earlier efforts, Queen Elizabeth granted Speed the use of a room in the Custom House.
Speed began his Historie of Great Britaine, which was first published in 1611 and is an important record of the British towns depicted on his maps . In 1627 George Humble published the Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World, printed by John Dawson. The world map from this atlas includes Speed’s name in the title, but it is not attributed to him. His atlas The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine was published in 1610-11, and contained the first series of individual county maps of England and Wales. It also included maps of Ireland and Scotland.
In 1627, two years before his death, Speed published Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World which was the first world atlas produced by an Englishman. Like his other publications Speed used the Dutch map engraver Jodocus Hondius to engrave the plates.
Speeds maps rightly hold a premier place in the cartography of Britain, with their superb embellishments and fine engraving made at the height of the Golden Age of mapmaking.
