Price: $175.00
SKU: 84747
ARTIST: Christopher Saxton
PUBLISHER: Published by William Camden, London.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: 1607, (1637)
EDITION SIZE: Image size 10 3/4 x 13 1/4" (275 x 337 mm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: A nice example of Camden’s reduced version of Christopher Saxton's map of Huntingdonshire, This map appeared in the 1637 edition of Camden's Britannia. Camden first issued his Britannia in 1586, but did not include maps until the 1607 edition. The maps in the 1637 edition are essentially unchanged from the 1607 edition. Engraved by William Kip. William Camden (1551-1623) was an English historian, topographer and officer of Arms. He wrote the first chorographical survey of Great Britain and Ireland.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Fair condition. Both lower corners are replaced. Nicely hand colored,
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