Warwick County Warwickshire map by John Speed. Bassett/Chiswell 1676 Original

Description: This is an original map of Warwick County Warwickshire created by John Speed in 1676. The map measures approximately 40.5 x 53.5cm (15.75 x 21 inches) and is printed on one side. The back of the map contains text and/or images. This map is a genuine original, not a licensed reprint. Its provenance and origin are described in detail below. It is a beautiful piece of art that will be an excellent addition to any collection. It has been professionally matted, many years ago. John Speed is a renowned English cartographer admired also for his detailed plans of principal British towns, several of which are the earliest-known depictions of those places and provide valuable topographical insights.[80] Most, but not all, of the county maps have town plans inset; those showing a Scale of Passes (i.e., Paces, reckoned at five feet imperial) were surveyed by Speed himself. On the back of the maps a text in English appears, describing the areas shown: a rare 1616 edition of the British maps has the text in Latin, in a translation by Philemon Holland, thought to have been produced for the Continental market. See closeups. The playwright William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564, living much of his life there, and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was planned near Snitterfield. During the Industrial Revolution the Warwickshire coalfield was exploited, and Coventry and the west of the county became manufacturing centres. Leamington Spa developed as a tourist resort at the same time. Rugby football owes its name to the Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire.

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