Speed 1611
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Map, uncoloured engraving, Britain as it was Devided in
the tyme of the Englishe Saxons especially during their
Heptarchy, scale roughly 21 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed,
1611, published by Thomas Bassett, The George, Fleet Street,
and Richard Chiswell, The Rose and Crown, St Paul's
Churchyard, London, 1676.
The Saxon kings are - Hengist, Kent, 456; Ella, South Saxon, 478; Cherdik, West Saxon, 519; Erkenwin, East Saxon, 527; Ida, Northumberland, 582; Uffa, East Angle, 546; Creda, Mercian, 575; Ethelbert, Kent, 595; Sebert, East Saxon, 604; Erpenwald, East Angle, 624; Edwin, Northumberland, 627; Kengils, West Saxon, 635; Peada, Mercia, 650; and Ethelwolfe, South Saxon, 662. The reverse of the map is pp.3 and 4; text in English. Included in The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain by John Speed. |
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| map feature:- | scroll cartouche & swash lettering & vignettes (Saxon kings and coats of arms) & coat of arms, royal & compass rose & up is N & scale line & dividers & rhumb lines & lat and long scales & sea moire effect & coast shaded & rivers & lakes & relief & hillocks & settlements | |
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printed scroll cartouche, upper right
BRITAIN / AS IT WAS DEVIDED / in the tyme of the Englishe / Saxons especially during / their Heptarchy |
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Performed by Iohn Speede & are / to be sold by Thomas Bassett / in Fleet street, and Ric : Chiswell / in St. Pauls Churchyard. |
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printed reverse, p.3
THE TYPE OF THE SAXON HEPTARCHY / When the Roman Empire began to be unwieldy by the weight of her Greatness, and the Provinces ready to shake off subjection, by the Ambition of their Prefects : Britain, than wanting her Souldiers, taken thence to serve in foraign wars) and abandoned by the Romans, who were wont to protect her, was now laid open and naked to her Enemies, who had long waited an opportunity to lay her waste. Among whom the Picts and Scots, casting covetous eye upon so rich a prey, daily with inrodes molesting the weary, and now-weakened Britains, inforced them to call in, to their assistance, the Saxons; who in a short time; of aiding friends became opposing Enemies, and supplanting the Natives of this Land, laid the foundation of their aspiring hopes so sure, that thereupon in success of time they transformed the Fabrick of this one Province into a seven-fold State, ... |
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| scale line:- | 40 miles = 48 mm | |
| wxh, map:- | 507x383mm (about) | |
| scale:- | 1 to 1300000 ? (1 to 1341120 from scale line, wrongly assuming a statute mile) | |
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