Britain, or A chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the islands adjoyning, out of the depth of antiquitie : beautified vvith mappes of the severall shires of England: vvritten first in Latine by William Camden Clarenceux K. of A. Translated newly into English by Philémon Holland Doctour in Physick: finally, revised, amended, and enlarged with sundry additions by the said author.

Author/creator Camden, William
Other author Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637.
Other author Hole, William, d. 1624, engraver.
Other author Kip, William, engraver.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Printed by F[elix] K[ingston] R[obert] Y[oung] and I[ohn] L[egat] for Andrevv Heb, 1637.
Description[16], 822, 233, [61] p., 55, [2] folded plates : ill., maps (woodcuts, metal cuts)
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Uniform titleBritannia. English
Variant title Britannia.
Variant title Chorographicall description of the most flourishing kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the islands adjoyning, out of the depth of antiquitie.
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteA translation of: Britannia.
General noteWith an additional title page, engraved, "Britannia", signed: Gulielmus Hole sculpsit.
General notePrinters' names from STC.
General noteOne of five imprint variants of this edition.
General note"Scotland" has divisional title and separate pagination. "Ireland, and the smaller ilands in the British Ocean" has divisional title; pagination and register are continuous.
General noteIncludes indexes.
General noteThe last leaf is blank.
General noteMost of the plates are signed by Hole or by William Kip.
General noteReproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
References STC (2nd ed.) 4510.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1130:1)
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