Hermannides’ Plan of Canterbury Printed Area Measurement_36.5 x 43 cm Fernverkehrsstrassen: map

Fernverkehrsstrassen: map

printed over 45 year period between 1572 and 1617

with a single centrefold rather than the usual tri-fold

The splendid binding is discussed by Dorothy Harrop in The Book Collector

map of Surrey with modern hand-colour

Hermannides’ Plan of Canterbury Printed Area Measurement_36.5 x 43 cm Fernverkehrsstrassen: mapThis map of Canterbury is from Hermannides' Magna Britannia. Nearly all of the plans are based on the small inset plans shown on John Speed's county maps in the Theatre. For many of the towns these are the first individual plans published. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 11. 2 x 13. 2 cm, black and white as issued, blank verso.