SPEED AND BLAEU Pictorial title-pages of Speed's 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain' (...

SPEED (JOHN) AND WILLEM BLAEU Pictorial title-pages to Speed's 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain' (1650) and Blaeu's 'Le Théâtre du Monde... Quatriesme partie [Britain]' (P. Rea, 1646), engraved and hand-coloured, Speed title [Chubb XXVI] trimmed within the platemark and sides strengthened with old paper, Blaeu title with margins frayed, folio (2) Footnotes: TITLE-PAGES OF TWO SEMINAL EARLY MODERN ATLASES. Speed's The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine was the earliest English attempt at producing an atlas on a grand scale, with the first detailed maps of the provinces of Ireland and the first set of county maps attempting to show the boundaries of territorial divisions. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing