Showing posts with label Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. Show all posts

Thursday, 21 April 2011

John Speeds Maps now online (Notts & South Yorks)

Cambridge University have now reproduced John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine first published in 1611.  These maps are a great insight into the area in the reign of Charles I and shows how place names have developed between Doomsday and their present forms.
 
South Yorkshire is shown under Yorkshire: North and East Riding and Yorkshire: West Riding whilst Nottinghamshire is listed under Nottinghamshire
 
The university library purchased the proof maps in 1968 

The main webpage for the maps is located at http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/maps/speed.html