{"product_id":"an-atlas-of-tudor-england-and-wales-forty-plates-from-john-speeds-pocket-atlas-of-1627","title":"An Atlas of Tudor England and Wales: Forty Plates from John Speed's Pocket Atlas of 1627","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Atlas of Tudor England and Wales: Forty Plates from John Speed's Pocket Atlas of 1627, Introduced and Described by E.G.R. Taylor — Reprint Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e Harmondsworth, Penguin Books Ltd, 1953\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e Small 8vo, pp. 32, [40] plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The publisher's original illustrated boards remain remarkably clean and bright, exhibiting sharp corners and no significant edge-wear, having been safely preserved beneath the dust wrapper. The binding is decidedly tight and square, presenting a firm, unread text block. Internally, the pages and colour plates are crisp and entirely free from foxing or distracting blemishes, retaining excellent colour fidelity. The accompanying dust jacket displays only minor shelf-wear at the extremities and slight rubbing to the spine ends, presenting very handsomely overall within its protective archival sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e This is a 1953 reprint of the original 1951 King Penguin edition (Number 61 in the acclaimed series), edited by N.B.L. Pevsner. The volume faithfully reproduces forty miniature county maps originally engraved for John Speed’s renowned \u003ci\u003ePocket Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e of 1627, offering a brilliant window into Tudor cartography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the 1951 first printing appears with some frequency on the open market, locating a tidy 1953 reprint with such a well-preserved dust jacket and a tight, unoxidised binding is becoming increasingly uncharacteristic. It stands as a lovely example of mid-century British book production and cartographic history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA charming and vividly illustrated homage to seventeenth-century cartography, this King Penguin volume resurrects forty exquisite plates from John Speed’s 1627 \u003ci\u003ePocket Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e. Accompanied by E.G.R. Taylor’s illuminating introduction to Tudor geography and the individual counties, the book captures the political and physical landscape of Renaissance England and Wales. A delightful collectible for map enthusiasts and admirers of mid-century book design alike, it distils the grandeur of early British topography into a beautifully portable format.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54552799412563,"sku":"4996","price":17.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260809_182335.jpg?v=1786444212","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/an-atlas-of-tudor-england-and-wales-forty-plates-from-john-speeds-pocket-atlas-of-1627","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}