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My brother and I bought this map at our local auction a few years back and are waiting to know if anyone would have any info on it and maybe a idea of its value any help or info is greatly appreciated.

From the auction catalog notes:

Speed (John). Theatrum Imperii Magnae Britanniae; Exactum Regnorum Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae et Insularum adiacentium geographiā ob oculos ponens... [The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine], Opus ...nunc vero a Philemone Hollando, apud Coventrianos Medicinae Doctore Latinitate donatum, John Sudbury & George Humble, 1616, ornate engraved pictorial title and 'Achievement', both with contemporary hand-colouring, the latter heightened with gold, Achievement page dated 1614.

The Latin title apparently window mounted, and with 'Imprinted at London' at foot overlaid with 'Amstelodami', B1 strengthened on the recto on two margins (backed with later paper), five leaves of preliminary text, including Speed's address to the reader, laudatory verse and lists of contents, 67 uncoloured engraved double-page maps (complete) , woodcut head- and tail-pieces, woodcut initials, Kingdome of England map with very slight water stain to extreme outer margins, Devon with some creasing, Rutland with two small rust holes, all with Latin text on the verso, additional half titles for Wales, Scotland and Ireland all present, printed index at rear.

Upper inner hinge partially split, contemporary full vellum with yapp edges, gilt design to sidings, spine with near contemporary manuscript title in French 'Provinces d'Angleterre', linen ties replaced, some discolouration and minor staining to boards and spine, folio (sheet size 417 x 290 mm), contained in modern cloth solander box with gilt title to spine, rubbed and minor fraying to extremities QTY: (1)

NOTE:Chubb XXIVa 'extremely rare'; STC 23044.Attractive copy. The Latin edition of John Speed's Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, the text of which is largely taken from William Camden's Britannia, first published in 1611-12. Translated by Philemon Holland (1552-1637), with the maps engraved chiefly by Jodocus Hondius. First published in English in 1606, Speed's atlas followed the model of Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum in its title and format, with the map sheets backed by historical and geographical texts and gazetteers of place names, and was the one of the earliest attempts in England at producing an large scale atlas, including the first detailed maps of Ireland, the first set of county maps consistently showing the boundaries of territorial divisions, and the first truly comprehensive set of English town plans.

Rough picture but cool map, had this lying around my parents place and figured I’d put it on my wall in my new place. Anyone know anything about it?

这幅由英国绘图师约翰·道尔（John Dower）于1844年绘制的清朝与日本地图，展现了鸦片战争之后、沙俄大规模割占中国领土之前的清朝疆域。地图东北部标示了外兴安岭以南、黑龙江以北、乌苏里江以东及库页岛（Sakhalin）在内的外东北地区，这些超过100万平方公里的土地后于1858年《瑷珲条约》和1860年《北京条约》中被割让给沙皇俄国。

图中中北部将大漠南北连为一体，显示整个外蒙古（今蒙古国）与内蒙古均属清朝版图，外蒙古于20世纪初宣布独立，最终在1946年正式脱离中国。地图西部（“Little Bucharia”及“Thibet”以北区域）的清朝边界延伸至巴尔喀什湖以东和以南，这片数十万平方公里的外西北领土在1864年《勘分西北界约记》等条约中被沙俄逐步割占。

在设色上，地图将“中国内地十八省”（China Proper）用鲜艳颜色分别标示，而将西藏、蒙古、满洲等边疆及藩属地区以统一的绿蓝色线条勾勒外轮廓，反映了当时西方地理学界将上述区域视为广义“中华帝国”（Chinese Empire）的认知。

1936年正值抗日战争全面爆发前夕。此图完整记录了北京城墙拆除前、内外城清晰的传统棋盘式街巷格局，以及传统的“内九外七”城门分布，是研究近代北京城市变迁的珍贵史料。 地图的下方详细的标注了当时北京城内外各区街巷一览表。

Anyone has more ideas of the time? It's definately before 1989 (ussr, west and east-Germany). Any more clues. Map is in Dutch as I'm in Flanders.

Computer translated from German catalog notes: Amsterdam, J. Blaeu, 1662, Imperial folio with hand colored woodcut title vignette and 23 double page, hand engraved maps.

I was wondering if this map is an original or not and if someone can help me find out what’s worth. Got at a garage sale

I looked up the artist, and may actually check out. Procured from a MA antique store, around 325.

Here is a link a little bio of the amateur cartographer, Daniel Draper, a commoner.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110348749/daniel-fisher-draper

Perhaps I overplayed a bit, but I’ve been looking for something like this with provenance for a while.