Speed 1611
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Map, uncoloured engraving, The Invasions of England and
Ireland, scale roughly 28 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed?
published by Thomas Bassett, The George, Fleet Street, and
Richard Chiswell, The Rose and Crown, St Paul's Churchyard,
London, 1676.
The reverse of the map is pp.5 and 6; text in English. Included in The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain by John Speed. |
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Speed 1611 | |
| map feature:- | pictorial cartouche & table of data (Irish battles) & compass rose & rhumb lines & up is N & sea plain & galleons (and fleets) & coast shaded & rivers & forests (?) & relief & hillocks & county & settlements & battle sites | |
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printed pictorial cartouche, upper right
The / INVASIONS / OF ENGLAND / and / IRELAND / With all their Civill / Wars since the / Conquest. / By I. Speed |
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printed lower middle
Are to be sold by Thomas Bassett in / Fleetstreet, and Richard Chiswel in / St. Pauls Churchyard. |
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printed pp.5
(5) / A Brief Description of the Civil Wars, and Battails fought in England, Wales, and Ireland. / IN this platforme are contained (Gentle Reader) the several Battles fought by Sea and Land, at several times, and in several places of England and Ireland, and the parts adjoyning, within these five hundred years last past. Descriptions of Pictures after the manner of fight, as the plot would give room, I have placed, and in the margent by numbers marked, observed the time, year, and event of every Battle. ... |
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printed pp.6-8
... / (3) Malcolm King of Scots invaded Tesidale, Holderness, and Cumberland, charging his Souldiers to spare neither sex nor age of the English Nation, An. 1071. but the year following was himself forced to do homage to W. C. reg. 5. / ... / (34) Carleil, Penreth, and many Towns esle burnt by the Scots under Wil. Dowglas, yet lastly are overcome by the manhood and policy of Tho. Lucy, Rob. Ogle, and the Bishop of that See. An. reg. E. 3. 19. 1345. / ... / (68) At Solommoss 15000 Scots under the leading of the L. Maxwel by Tho. bastard of Dacres, and Jack Musgrave, were valiantly vanquished, and 21 of their Nobility (whereof eight were Earls) brought as prisoners to London, and 200 more of great account, besides 800 common souldiers slain and taken; for very grief whereof King James fell sick, and shortly after died, 1542. H.8. 32. / ... |
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| wxh, map:- | 516x380mm | |
| scale:- | 1 to 1800000 ? (estimate) | |
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