Cumberland and the ancient citie Carlile described with many memorable antiqvities therein found observed

Description

Printed map. "Performed by Iohn Speed". Visual scale [65 mm=10 miles]. Includes inset map, "Carlile", various illustrations (coats of arms, monuments, figures and more), and text. Originally published in Speed's The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine..., published 1676. Described in Chubb, Printed Maps in the Atlases of Great Britain and Ireland, entry XXVII, p. 37-39: "The maps in Book I are the same as those in the 1650-62 edition with the following exceptions: The imprints are corrected to: 'Sold by Thomas Bassett in Fleetstreet, and by Richard Chiswell in St. Pauls Church yard.'... Cumberland. The arms of 'Prince Rupert, D. of Cumberland.' 'James Hay E. of Carlile,' and 'Charles Howard E.' are added."

Text on verso: "Book. I. Chap. 44" at the head of each page; page "88" has "An alphabetical table of all the towns, rivers, and memorable places mentioned in Cumberland"; and, page "87" has text under heading, "Cumberland. Chapter XLIV."

Acquired as part of the Banks Collection.