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The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine presenting an exact geography of the kingdomes of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the isles adjoyning : as also a prospect of the most famous parts of the world
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- Added title page: Theatre of the empire of Great-Britain : presenting an exact geography of the kingdom of England, Scotland, Ireland, and the isles adjoyning: as also the shires, hundreds, cities and shire-towns within the kingdom of England and principality of Wales; with a chronology of the civil-wars in England, Wales and Ireland. Together with A prospect of the most famous parts of the world, viz. Asia, Africa, Europe, America. With these empires and kingdoms therein contained; viz. Grecia, Roman-Empire, Germany, Bohemia, France, Belgia, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Denmark, Poland, Persia, Turkish-Empire, kingdom of China. Tartaria, Summer-Islands / By John Speed. In this new edition are added; in the theatre of Great-Britain, the principal roads, and their branches leading to the cities and chief towns in England and Wales; with their computed distances. In a new and accurate method. The market towns wanting in the former impressions. A continuation of all the battels fought in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland; with all the sea-fights to this present time. The arms of all the dukes and earls, whose titles of honour are wanting in each particular county, to the last creation. The descriptions of HIs Majesty's dominions abroad; with a map fairly engraven to each description, viz. New-England, New-York, Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Mary-Land, Jamaica, Barbadoes. In the prospect of the world. The Empire of the Great Mogul, with the rest of the East-Indies. Palestine, or the Holy-Land, the Empire of Russia
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- [New ed.]. With many additions never before extant
- London : printed for T. Bassett and R. Chiswell, 1676
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- 1 atlas (pages 56 [58] (20) (5)-(8)[10], 146 (10) : maps and coats of arms ; 42 x 29 cm
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- ocm58673160
- Relief shown pictorially and by shading.
- "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine" is continued in his "History of Great Britaine" pp.(2),151-894, (50).
- "A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World", pp.56[58] has individual title page with note, "Place this title betwixt fol.146,being the Province of Ulster;and fol.1,The General Description of the World."