Lot 116
  • 116

Keere, Pieter van den.

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • England Wales Scotland and Ireland Described [engraved title]. An Epitome of Mr. John Speed's Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain... [printed title]. London: T. Basset & R. Chiswell, 1676, engraved title, plate and 57 (of 63) maps
Ibid. A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World. London: Printed for W.G., 1675, 20 full-page engraved maps



2 works bound in one volume, oblong 8vo (100 x 170mm.), contemporary calf, lacking 6 maps (folding map of England Wales and Scotland, Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Southampton and Isle of Wight), several maps in Prospect shaved (map of Europe more so), some soiling, binding slightly rubbed

Provenance

H.G. Fordham, bookplate and his ownership inscription (dated 1902) and notes on volume

Literature

Shirley, British Library, T.KEE 1j