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285 x 320 mm., with a small rustmark near the title cartouche otherwise in good condition.
This is from the sixth edition of William Camden’s 'Britannia' first published in 1586. It was the last to be published in his lifetime and the first to be illustrated with county maps although this had been contemplated since at least 1589. Camden (1551-1623) was an antiquary and historian. An academic by profession he would become the headmaster of Westminster School in 1593. He spent much of his time traveling and collecting material for his highly respected 'Britannia'. An early printed map of Worcestershire from the second fully illustrated edition of William Camden's classic work. An example of the second state. Chubb 18; Shirley BL T.Camd 1e; Skelton 5; STC 4508; Taylor 'Late Tudor and Early Stuart Geography' pp. 9- 13.
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