The frontispiece from Camden’s ‘Britannia’
Britannia.
London, c.1610. Coloured. 265 x 160mm.
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A map of England, Wales, Scotland eastern Ireland, in an oval supported by Neptune and Ceres, with vignettes of Britannia sitting on a rock, a ship, St Paul's Cathedral, and Stonehenge and the Roman Baths. On the map only London, Chester and York are marked; the other names are tribes.
This plate was engraved by William Hole as the engraved title for William Camden's 'Britannia'.
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Trimmed close to plate, laid on contemporary paperReferences:
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