Nottingha Shire by Keere. "Speed miniature" Nottinghamshire county map 1632
Nottinghā Shire [Nottinghamshire]. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Pieter van den Keere [Petrus Kaerius]. The maps are known as "Speed miniatures" as they were published alongside Speed's "Theatre of Great Britain" by the same publisher, however most of the maps are printed from plates engraved by Van den Keere. Speed's involvement in the publication of these maps is thought to have been limited. Provenance: "England, Wales Scotland and Ireland Described and Abridged with ye Historie relation of things worthy", from a farr larger voulume done by John Speed. Anno cum priuilegio 1627 and are to bee sould by Georg Humble at ye Whithorse in popeshead Alley. Type: Antique "Speed miniature" county map. These maps, most of which are by Pieter van den Keere, are known as "Speed miniatures" because they were published in pocket versions of, coincident with some editions of, and containing much common content with Speed's own atlases, by Speed's own publishers; and the title page states the miniature version to be "from a farr Larger Voulume Done by John Speed". Although often attributed to John Speed, it is believed that Speed's actual involvement was limited at best. The title of the map is notable in that it contains a tilde (a horizontal line above the letter "a") in "Nottinghā". Still used in contermporary Spanish, the tilde was originally used by medieval scribes as a "mark of contraction" to indicate an omitted letter or letters, for the purpose of saving paper and ink. They were commonly used to indicate that an 'm' or 'n' had been left out - in this case to abbreviate Nottinghamshire.
Size: 3049px × 2238px
Location: Nottinghamshire
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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