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1612 SPEED, J. - Sussex Described and divided into Rapes with the situation of Chichester the Chiefe citie thereof...
Sussex Described and divided into Rapes with the situation of Chichester the Chiefe citie thereof... |
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Description
A splendid antique county map of Sussex from "Theatre of Great Britaine" by John Speed, published by J. Sudbury and George Humbell in 1612. (1st edition).
The map was engraved in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius, one of the foremost engravers of his time.
A very decorative map, with an inset plan of Chichester, the Royal Arms are supported by both a lion and unicorn. The map is further embellished by a vignette battle scene, sea-monsters and galleons.
The title is engraved on an open book. It is deemed to be the most decorative map of the county.
The writing in the rectangle under the book title reads: “Described by John Norden augmented by John Speede and are to be sold by Thomas Bassett of Fleet Street and Richard Chiswell in St. Pauls Churchyard.”
John Speed (1552-1629) is the most famous of all English cartographers, primarily as a result of “The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine”, the first atlas of the British Isles.
The maps from this atlas are the best known and most sought-after of all English county maps.
The maps were derived mainly from the earlier prototypes of Christopher Saxton and Robert Norden, but with notable improvements, including parish "Hundreds", and county boundaries, town plans, and embellishments such as the coats of arms of local Earls, Dukes, and the Royal Household.
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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Condition and Coloring
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.
Color Key
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.
Original o/l colors; means the map has only the borders colored at the time of publication.
Colored; If the colors are applied recently or at the end of the 20th century.
Read more about coloring of maps [+]
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