Sommerset Shire Described: Ad in to Hundreds devided, with the plott of the famous and most wholsom waters and citie of the Bathe

This is a classic decorative county map from John Speed’s important English atlas; Theatre Of The Empire Of Great Britain - First Edition was published by John Sudbury and George Humble in 1611/12. Besides presenting the most up-to-date information in his maps, Speed also included detailed city plans; in this instance of the city of Bath (Bathe). This plan shows the Roman baths, as well as the earliest known representation of tennis courts. The map is decorated with the royal coat of arms, the arms of Bathe and those of the Dukes of Somerset, two sailing ships and a unique compass rose incorporated into the distance scale. English text on the reverse describes the county. Imprint of John Sudbury and George Humble.

This is the FIRST EDITION of this map (you can tell by the decoration around the capital letter on the reverse (for each edition, this decoration was changed)
Index and descriptions of Sommerset Shire on verso.
Strong impression printed on heavy paper with good original margins. See photos for details of condition.