 | Wiltshire County Maps
6 6 : Speed, John 1611 |
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John Speed produced his decorative and innovative series of county maps in 1610 for his atlas "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine". These were the first maps to include boundaries for all the hundreds. The addition of town plans, vignette views and heraldic devices gave the maps far greater visual appeal, although the cartographical content was copied from Saxton or Norden. The Wiltshire map is one of the most attractive thanks to the view of Stonehenge. It also features a famous error whereby the village of North Burcombe is wrongly named as "Quare". This error was copied on numerous subsequent maps until eventually corrected in the 1722 edition of Morden's map.
Proof copies exist that may have been printed before 1610. After this there were many editions up to 1656. The most obvious changes to the plate are the publishers' imprints:
1 1610, 1614, 1627, 1646 John Sudbury and George Humble
2 1662 Roger Rea
3 1676 Bassett & Chiswell
4 1713 Henry Overton
5 1743 Henry Overton (date 1610 removed)
(6 1770 Dicey & Co - no copy yet found for Wilts)
There were minor intermediate changes to the plate but the most significant change was the addition of roads in the Overton edition.
There were changes on the versos which can be blank or have text for which there are numerous variations. There is also a scarce edition of 1616 with Latin text.
| Examples can be found in the following English County Atlases. |
7 : Speed (Sudbury & Humble) The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1611-12 in state 1
10 : Speed (Sudbury & Humble) The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1614 (1616) in state 1
11 : Speed (Sudbury & Humble) Theatrum Imperii Magnae Britanniae 1616 in state 1
14 : Speed (Sudbury & Humble) The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1614 (1623) in state 1
16 : Speed (G Humble) The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1627 in state 1
18 : Speed (G Humble) The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1627 (1632) in state 1
36 : Speed (W Humble) The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1627 (1646) in state 1
48 : Speed (W Humble) The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1650 in state 1
50 : Speed (W Humble) The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1650 (1651) in state 1
51 : Speed (W Humble) The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1650 (1652) in state 1
55 : Speed (W Humble) The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1650 (1653) in state 1
57 : Speed (W Humble) The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1650 (1654) in state 1
81 : Speed (R Rea) The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1650 (1665?) in state 2
89 : John Overton (Overton Atlas I) (Atlas without title) 1670c in state 2
92 : Speed (Bassett & Chiswell) The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1676 in state 3
116 : Speed (C Browne) (Atlas without title) 1695c in state 3
135 : Speed Overton (Atlas I) England Fully Described 1713c in state 3
136 : Speed Overton (Atlas II) England Fully Described 1716c in state 3
137 : Speed Overton (Atlas III) England Fully Described 1720c in state 4
138 : Speed Overton (Atlas IV) England Fully Described 1743 in state 5 |
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Examples (5)
 | Ref: 13905
State: 1
Title: Wilt Shire
Date: 1616
Not for sale |
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| Ref: 29012
State: 2
Title: Wilt Shire
Date: 1662
Wanted |
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| Ref: 29013
State: 3
Title: Wilt Shire
Date: 1676
Wanted |
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| Ref: 8028
State: 4
Title: Wilt Shire
Date: 1713
Not for sale |
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| Ref: 29014
State: 5
Title: Wilt Shire
Date: 1770
Wanted |
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204 | Saxton, Christopher
Bowes, W
Van den Keere, Pieter
Bowes, W
Saxton-Kip
Speed, John
Drayton, Michael
Bill, John
Van Langeren, Jacob
Jenner, Thomas
Blaeu, Jan
Jansson, Jan
Overton, John
Blome, Richard
Blome, Richard
Morden, Robert
Redmayne, William
Seller, John
Morden, Robert
Morden, Robert
Lenthall, John
Owen & Bowen
Moll, Herman
Seale, Richard William
Badeslade, Thomas
Cowley, John
Rocque, John
Simpson, Samuel
Osborne, Thomas
Kitchin & Jefferys
Kitchin, Thomas
Exshaw, John
Seale, R W
Bickham, George
Bowen, Emanuel
Bowen, Emanuel
Gibson, John
Meijer, Pieter
Kitchin, Thomas
Bowen, Emanuel
Ellis, Joseph
Bowen, T
Kitchin, Thomas
Andrews & Dury
Conder, Thomas
Cary, John
Harrison, John
Cary, John
Cary, John
Lodge, John
Aiken, John
Tunnicliff, William
Baker, Benjamin
Smith, Charles
Cary, John
Luffman, J
Butters, R
Cary, John
Cooke
Cooper, H
Roper / Cole
Cary, John
Wallis, James
Wallis, James
Neele, Samuel John
Rowe, Robert
Langley & Belch
Neele, Samuel John
Hall / Leigh
Neele & Son
Reid, W.H.
Greenwood, C & J
Miller, Robert
Dix, Thomas
Cary, John
Gardner / Smith
Perrot, Aristide Michel
Ebden / Duncan
Pass, J
Greenwood, C & J
Murray, T L
Teesdale, Henry
Creighton, R
Hall, Sidney
Dawson, R K
Nichols & Son
Cobbett, W
Fullarton, Archibald
Archer / Pinnock
Creighton, R
Walker, J & C
Moule, Thomas
Pigot, J
Pigot & Slater
Archer, J
Becker & Co
Bacon
Bartholomew / Philip
Hughes, W
Bartholomew / W H Smith
Weller, Edward
Johnston
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