Oxfordshire
Described with ye Citie and the Armes of the Colledges of ty famous University Ao 1605.
Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell, 1676.
390mm x 523mm. Copperplate engraved map with hand-colouring. Crests of the Oxford colleges down both sides with and detailed map of Oxford with key to landmarks below to the upper right corner. Coat of arms to upper left. Two robed scholars aside a globe at the base. Main towns highlighted in red and parks in green. Window mounted to show the text on Oxfordshire on the reverse of the map. A near fine map, bright and crisp, with a central crease.
An attractive and desirable view of Oxfordshire, taken from the first world atlas by an Englishman, John Speed's 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine'.
This map shows Oxfordshire and its towns as it was in 1605, including a detailed map of the town of Oxford, in addition to parts of Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire. The vertical borders are decorated with the coats of arms of Oxford colleges, including Trinity College, Corpus Christi College, and Balliol College.
LITERATURE: The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine by John Speed (1676)
Stock ID: 45535
£2,250.00
