c1627 - "THE WEST RIDINGE OF YORKESHYRE with The most famous and fayre Citie Yorke described".

A good collectable example of this antique map of The West Riding of Yorkshire by John Speed, the John Sudbury & George Humbell editing with English text on verso. Large inset plan of YORKE (York) with coats of Arms of the important families of this part of Yorkshire.

Overall size 51cm x 40cm including margins.

Condition is presentable with a number of historical repairs.

The central fold (as issued) has some surface splits to the lower part with a small paper addition to the central lower margin, with the 'TH' of 'South' re-drawn in pencil. There has also been in strengthening to the lower outer margin, on verso.

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 fo 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.