'THE KINGDOME OF ENGLAND'

'THE KINGDOME OF ENGLAND'

BY JOHN SPEED (1552-1629)

a hand-coloured map engraved by Abraham Goos, described by Christopher Saxton and published by George Humble, with eight costumed figures, the sea with ships and sea monsters, dated '1632' the reverse with English text, in a later glazed bird's eye maple double sided frame

38.6 x 51.3cm

Provenance

Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.