The first English atlas map of Denmark

SPEED, John.

The Kingdome of Denmarke...
London: George Humble, 1627. Coloured. 390 x 500mm.

Highly decorative map of Denmark, engraved by Evert Symonz van Hamersvelt for Speed's 'Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World', the first English atlas of the world. It is decorated with ten costume vignettes down the sides and six city prospects, including Copenhagen & Hamburg (as Holstein was still subject to Denmark at the time), along the top.


Stock ID : 20868