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1676 Speed, J. - France revised and augmented the attires of the French and Situations of their Cheifest cityes observed by John Speede
France revised and augmented the attires of the French and Situations of their Cheifest cityes observed by John Speede
| Maker: | Speed, J. | |
| Date: | London, 1676 | |
| Colored: | In original colors. | |
| Size: | 410 x 525 mm / 16.1 x 20.7 inches | |
| Condition: | Several imperfections. Among them are small margins, tears, and browning. Note the original colors! | |
Description
Extremely decorative, large map of France, published in London by John Speed. Different side panels depict costumed figures, and notable places including Orleans, Paris, Calais, Bordeaux, and Poitiers. The map was engraved by Dirck Gryp in 1626. The text on the verso provides a view of life in France at the beginning of the 17th Century from the perspective of English people.
John Speed (1552-1629)
John Speed is probably the most famous English mapmaker. He was born in Cheshire in 1552. He lived in Moorfields in London with his wife Susanna who bore him twelve sons and six daughters. He became a freeman of the Merchant Taylors Company like his father. He followed his father’s trade as a tailor until about the age of fifty. From a young age he pursued his passion for history and cartography. He produced maps for the Queen and the Merchant Tailors Company. As a result of his joining the society of Antiquarians his mapmaking skills came to the attention of Sir Fulke Greville, who became his patron. Queen Elizabeth granted him the use of a room in the Custom House.His maps are distinctive and decorative and are filled with historical detail and heraldic devices. Speed was influenced by the earlier works of Saxton, Norden and others, however much of the up-to-date information especially relating to the town plan details drawn on his maps was his. He must have wasted little time in his preparatory work for the first individual maps. For his atlas, Theatre of the Empire of the Great Britain all Speed’s draft material was taken to Amsterdam, to be engraved by the talented Dutch engraver, Jodocus Hondius, the plates were then returned to London for printing.
In 1627, just before he died, Speed published A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World which became the first World Atlas produced by an Englishman.
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We indicate the condition of each item and use our unnique HiBCoR grading system in which four key items determine a map's value: Historical Importance, Beauty, Condition/Coloring and Rarity.
We offer many maps in their original black and white condition. We do not systematically color-up maps to make them more sellable to the general public or buyer.
Copper engraved or wood block maps are always hand colored. Maps were initially colored for aesthetic reasons and to improve readability. Nowadays, it is becoming a challenge to find maps in their original colors and are therefor more valuable.
We use the following color keys in our catalog:
Original colors; mean that the colors have been applied around the time the map was issued.
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