COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1211234
Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C335
Image Title:
Shropshire
Parent Work Title:
Shropshyre Described. The Situation of Shrowesbury shewed with the armes of thos Earles, and other Memorable things observed
Creator:
Speed, John, 1552?-1629
Creator Role:
Cartographer
Date Created:
1713-1714
Description:
Map: Shropshire. Monochrome with ornate border, the map is very rich in detail including cities, place names, rivers and mountains. Castles, mountains and significant buildings are illustrated by drawings. Inset on the left are three coats of arms including those of Roger Montgomery and John Talbot. On the right is a map of Shrewsbury with a key to significant places. Bottom left is a compass rose and a scale bar. The inscription here reads: 'Performed by John Speed and are to be sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate London'. A framed paragraph bottom right describes the Battle of Olfeilde in Shrewsbury.
Language Name:
English
Language Code:
eng
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Printed
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
17th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Shropshire
Item Height:
410 mm
Item Width:
540 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Colonel Dudley Mills and Mr R.P.L. Booker, former owners
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Copyright restrictions apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-02-07
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
