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ACM: Early maps of Cardiganshire

Acc. 3392

Ref: ACM/12-21

SPEED'S SURVEY

ACM/12
John Speed, 'Cardigan Shyre described with the due form of the shiretown as it was surveyed by I.S. Anno 1610'. 'Performed by John Speede and are to be sold in Popes head alley against the Exchange by John Sudbury and George Humbell. Cum Privilegio 1610', in The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine... The Second Booke (1611). Shows hundreds, rivers, lakes, forests and principal places. Relief indicated by 'molehills'. Inset plan of Cardigan, royal arms, compass rose, scale of miles, ships and sea monsters. pp. 116-7 of English text on reverse.
The places depicted with gabled buildings on Saxton's map and dots on Kipp's, are here shown with common 'place' symbols.
Derived from Saxton's map (ACM/1-2) and possibly Kipp's county map (ACM/9)
M.G. Lewis No. 4.
52.7-53.3 x 44.7 cm

ACM/13
John Speed, 'Cardigan Shyre described with the due form of the shiretown as it was surveyed by I.S. Anno 1610', in The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine ... The Second Booke (1611). County and hundred boundaries coloured. pp. 116-7 of English text on reverse.
Derived from Saxton's map (ACM/1-2) and possibly Kipp's county map (ACM/9)
M.G. Lewis No. 4.
54.3 x 41.6 cm

ACM/14
John Speed, 'Cardigan Shyre described with the due form of the shiretown as it was surveyed by I.S. Anno 1610', in Theatrum Imperii Magnae Britanniae (1616). County and hundred boundaries coloured; pp. 113-4 of Latin text on reverse.
Reprint of No. ACM/12 or ACM/13
M.G. Lewis No. 6.
53-54.3 x 42-42.3 cm

ACM/15
John Speed, 'Cardigan Shyre described with the due form of the shiretown as it was surveyed by I.S. Anno 1610', in The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine ... The Second Booke (1627). English text on reverse (pp. 113-4). Coloured.
Reprint of No. ACM/12 or ACM/13
M.G. Lewis No. 9.
53 x 40-40.2 cm

ACM/16
John Speed, 'Cardigan Shyre described with the due form of the shiretown as it was surveyed by I.S. Anno 1610', in The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine ... The Second Booke (16...). Coloured. pp. 113-4 of English text on reverse with pencil note indicates that it derives from the 1627 issue (ACM/15).
Reprint of No. ACM/12 or ACM/13
56.5 x 43 cm

ACM/16 (1610)

ACM/17
John Speed, 'Cardigan Shyre described with the due form of the shiretown as it was surveyed by I.S. Anno 1610', in The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine... The Second Booke (1646). Coloured, pp. 113-4 of English text on reverse.
Reprint of No. ACM/12 or ACM/13
M.G. Lewis No. 10
55-55.5 x 41.5 cm

ACM/18
John Speed, 'Cardigan Shyre described with the due form of the shiretown as it was surveyed by I.S. Anno 1610', in The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine ... The Second Booke (1646). pp. 113-4 of English text on reverse.
Reprint of No. ACM/12 or ACM/13
M.G. Lewis No. 10
55-55.5 x 41.5 cm

ACM/19
John Speed, 'Cardigan Shyre described with the due form of the shiretown as it was surveyed by I.S. Anno 1610', 'Performed by John Speede and are to be sold by Roger Rea the elder and the younger at the Golden Crosse in Cornhill against the Exchange', in The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine... The Second Booke (1662). Coloured. pp. 113-4 of English text on reverse.
Reprint of No. ACM/12 or ACM/13, except for contents of attribution panel.
M.G. Lewis No. 22
53.4-54.6 x 41.5 cm

ACM/20
John Speed, 'Cardigan Shyre described with the due form of the shiretown as it was surveyed by I.S. Anno 1610' (1676-). 'Performed by John Speede and are to be sold by Thomas Bassett in Fleetstreet and Richard Chiswell in St. Paul's Churchyard'. Coloured.
Reprint of No. ACM/12 or ACM/13, except for contents of attribution panel.
55.6-56.2 x 43.2 cm

ACM/21
John Speed, 'Cardigan Shyre described with the due form of the shiretown as it was surveyed by I.S. Anno 1610' (1676-).
Same issue as previous (ACM/20)
54 x 41.7-9 cm