A Newe Mape of Tartary.
SPEED, John.
Publication Date: 1676
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London, Bassett & Chiswell, 1676. Coloured. 395 x 515mm. Centre fold reinforced on reverse. A highly decorative map of the Russian Empire, engraved by Dirck Gryp for Speed's 'Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World', with eight costume vignettes down the sides and four city prospects, including Astrakhan & Samarkand, along the top. On the map the Caspian Sea is still wider than it is tall; the Straits of Anian appear with no sign of Kamchatka; and Korea is an island. Seller Inventory # 20324
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Title: A Newe Mape of Tartary.
Publication Date: 1676
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A newe mape of Tartary, Speed J., anno 1626
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Speed John, 1542-1629, 1626
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Seller: Hammelburger Antiquariat, Hammelburg, Germany
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Kein Einband. Condition: Gut. A newe mape of Tartary, Speed J., anno 1626 A newe mape of Tartary. - SPEED, John (1542-1629). Map maker : SPEED, J. / HUMBLE, J. Plate Size : 38,5 x 50,5 cm. Colouring : hand coloured, new colours. One of the most decorative map of Tartary, known for its figured borders with costume figures, while above are vignettes of the cities of Astrakhan, Samarkand and Cambalu, with an illustration of a "house in Nova Zemla". Included in the four views at top is a view of Nova Zembla, the winter quarters of Barents, the Dutch explorer who searched for a northern passage between Russia and America. Condition : Some good restored tears, mostly on margins, Please look to the pictures.VERY SKILFUL RESTORATIONS WITH ACID FREE PAPER. Seller Inventory # 9961
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A Newe Mape of Tartary augmented by John Speede.
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and are to be sold by Tho: Bassett in Fleet Street & Richard Chiswell in St. Pauls Churchyard, [1676]., [London],, 1676
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Seller: Daniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd, London, United Kingdom
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Speed's map of 'Tartary' Double-page engraved map with hand-colour. A map of Tartary (encompassing parts of modern-day Siberia and Central Asia) from the 1676 edition of the first atlas compiled and published by an Englishman, Speed's 'Prospect'. The decorative border that runs along the top of the map depicts views of major cities, as well as the house built on 'Nova Zemla' (Novaya Zemlya) by the explorer Willem Barentsz and his crew, stranded there in 1596 here presented fending off a polar bear. Along each side are illustrated figures in regional costume. Accompanying text in English, 'The Description of the Kingdom of Tartary', is printed on the reverse. John Speed (1552-1629) was the outstanding cartographer of his age. By trade a merchant tailor, but by proclivity a historian, it was the patronage of Sir Fulke Greville, poet and statesman, that allowed him to pursue this interest in earnest. His 'Theatre of Great Britain', first published in 1611 or 1612, was the first large-scale printed atlas of the British Isles. The 'Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World', from which the present work is drawn, appeared in 1627, bound with the 'Theatre', and is the first world atlas compiled by an Englishman to be published in England. Engraved in Amsterdam, many of the maps are anglicized versions of works by Dutch makers in distinctive carte-à-figure style, featuring borders with figures in local costume and city views. This map is from the 1676 edition of the 'Prospect', published by Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell. While not as rare as the earlier publications, this edition is perhaps the most important, given that it is the first to include the nine new maps: among them, Virginia and Maryland, Barbados, and Russia. It is also the last time that the 'Prospect' was printed as an atlas. Shirley [Atlases], T.SPE-2f. Seller Inventory # 21929
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