One of the most decorative maps of Cambridgeshire, Speed's map is flanked with University armorials with the dates of their founding. The coats of arms of Dukes and Earls form a border along the bottom. The map was drawn and updated from the surveys of Norden and Saxton and is filled with detail. Four university scholars and a bold title cartouche topped with the royal arms further adorn the map. The composition is completed with an inset plan of Cambridge with a key to the colleges and churches. Published by John Sudbury and George Humble in the English edition of 1616.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.SPE-1b; Goss (Art) plt. #5.48.

Condition: B+

Strong impression with a short centerfold separation at bottom that enters 0.75" into map image that has been closed on verso with archival material. There is a small spot just above the coats of arms at bottom, faint text show-through, and a small chip in the upper blank margin.