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Rare double-sided map of Suffolk County, England featuring multiple coats of arms & plan of Ipswich.
Details of Suffolk framed …
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Rare double-sided map of Suffolk County, England featuring multiple coats of arms & plan of Ipswich.
Details of Suffolk framed to view on the reverse.
Original copper plate engraved by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612)
Cartographer: John Speed (1552-1629)
Scarce early edition from Speed's "The Theatre of The Empire of Great Britaine" double glass framed so as to display the description of the county on the reverse. It is a truly fascinating early map, beautifully hand colored and written in an early form of modern English, still fairly removed from today's english. John Speed is considered to be one of the most important figures of within the history of English mapmakers. A true collector's item.
22.5"w x 17.75" h framed
20.5 × 15.75 interior
John speed 1610
Double sided
Original rustic frame
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- Dimensions
- 22.5ʺW × 1.5ʺD × 17.75ʺH
- Styles
- Jacobean
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- 17th Century
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Glass
- Paper
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- some expected discoloration, yellowing of the parchment and fading of the colored areas. Center seam crease, particularly on reverse. No … moresome expected discoloration, yellowing of the parchment and fading of the colored areas. Center seam crease, particularly on reverse. No significant damage, no restoration. less
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