A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed.

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A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed.
Author
Speed, John, 1552?-1629.
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London :: printed by John Legatt, for William Humble. and are to be sold at his shop in Popes-head Pallace,
1646.
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Geography -- Early works to 1800.
Atlases, English -- Early works to 1800.
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"A prospect of the most famous parts of the vvorld Viz. Asia, 3 Affrica, 5 Europe, 7 America. 9 With these kingdomes therein contained. Grecia, 11 Roman Empire, 13 Germanie, 15 Bohemia, 17 France, 19 Belgia, 21 Spaine, 23 Italie, 25 Hungarie, 27 Denmarke, 29 Poland, 31 Persia, 33 Turkish Empire, 35 Kingdome of China, 37 Tartaria, 39 Sommer Ilands, 41 Civill Warres, in England, Wales, and Ireland. You shall find placed in the beginning of the second booke marked with these [3 asterisks in triangle formation] and (5) together with all the provinces, counties, and shires, contained in that large theator of Great Brittaines empire. / Performed by John Speed." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A61053.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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N
Nagnatae what people in Ire∣land,
143.5
Needles, certaine Rocks,
15 9
Nemethus and his four sonnes arrive in Ireland,
137 9
Saint Neotus, a Monke of Glastenbury,
58.10
Saint Neots or Needes Priorie,
58.10
Nessa a Lough in Scotland ne∣ver freezeth in Winter,
132 15
Nevils Crosse battell, In the Map of Durham Bishop-ricke.
New-castle upon Tine,
89.7.
Whence so named,
89.8
Called Monke-chester,
89 7
A Countie and Corporati∣on of it selfe,
89.8
The graduation thereof,
ibid.
New-forrest in Hant-shire fa∣tall to William the Conque∣rour his Progenie,
13.7
New-Market-heath,
37.7
Newnham Regis medicinable waters,
53
Newport in the Isle of Wight,
15.7
Made a Corporation, and Maior-towne
ibid.
Ninian converted the South-Picts to Christianitie,
132 13
Normans-Crosse Hundred in Huntingdon-shire whence it tooke name,
58.8
Northampton-shire, how boun∣ded,
55.1
The forme and dimension thereof,
55.2
By whom inhabited in old time,
55.4
The commodities of it,
55 5
Hundreds and Townes therein,
56
Northampton Towne descri∣bed,
55.6
The dimension thereof,
ibid.
How governed,
ibid.
Norfolke an Island,
35.1
How bounded and of what forme,
ibid.
The measure and name,
ibid.
The position, soyle, and ayre,
ibid.
Commodities thereof,
35 2. & 8
Commodious Rivers there,
35.3
Families of Gentlemen there, and their loyaltie,
35.3
How Norfolk is governed,
ibid.
By whom inhabited in old time,
ibid.
Replenished with Chur∣ches and Monasteries,
35 3
The first Earle of North∣folke,
35.4
Hundreds and Townes in Northfolke,
36
North-Riding in Yorke-shire, how it lieth,
77.4
How bounded,
81.1
The aire, soile, and com∣modities,
81.2. & 3
Hundreds and Townes therein,
82
Northumbre,
4.11
Northumberland how it is bounded,
89.1
The forme, aire, and soyle of it,
89.2. & 3. & 4
The ancient inhabitants,
89 5
The Commodities there∣of,
89.6
Battels there,
89.10
Antiquities there,
89.12
Townes & Parishes there∣in,
90
North-Wales how bounded,
99.6
Divided into four parts,
99 7
What Shires it containeth,
115.5
Norwich whence so called,
35.5
How afflicted with Pesti∣lence and other calami∣ties,
ibid.
A Bishops See,
35.8
Nottingham-shire why so na∣med,
65.1.
How bounded,
ibid.
The forme and dimension thereof,
65.2
The aire and commodities,
65.3
Hundreds, Wapentakes, and Townes therein,
66
Nottingham towne commen∣ded,
65.6
How governed,
65.7
The position thereof,
ibid.
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