1676 "LEICESTER both Countye and Citie described The Honorable Families that have had the titles of Earls thereof with other accidents therein observed".

A very fine example of this decorative map of Leicestershire with inset Birds-eye view of Leicester, Coats of Arms of the local 'Noble' families, illustration of the Battle of Bosworth and Scale of Miles This is the edition published by Thomas Bassett & Richard Chiswell.

Condition is generally very fine with central fold as issued with English text on verso. Size 53cm x 42cm including the margins & with later hand colouring.

John Speed (1552-1629) is the most famous of all English cartographers primarily as a result of The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, the first Atlas of the British Isles. The maps from this Atlas are the best known and most sought-after of all county maps. The maps were derived mainly from earlier prototypes of Christopher Saxon and Robert Norden but with notable improvements include parish "Hundreds" and county boundaries, town plans and embellishments such as the coats of arms of local Earls, Dukes and the Royal Household.