"Cambridgshire Described with the Devision of the Hundreds, the Townes Situation, with the Armes of the Colleges of that Famous Universiti", Speed, John

One of the most decorative maps of Cambridgeshire, Speed's map is flanked with University armorials with the dates of their founding. The coats of arms of Dukes and Earls form a border along the bottom. The map was drawn and updated from the surveys of Norden and Saxton and is filled with detail. Four university scholars and a bold title cartouche topped with the royal arms further adorn the map. The composition is completed with an inset plan of Cambridge with a key to the colleges and churches. Published by John Sudbury and George Humble in the Latin edition of 1616.

References: Goss (Art) plt. #5.48.

Condition: B+

Dark impression with original color that is slightly oxidized with good original margins. There are some damp stains and color offsetting in the armorials at bottom