Britannia: or, A geographical description of the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with the isles and territories thereto belonging. : And for the better perfecting of the said work, there is added an alphabetical table of the names, titles, and seats of the nobility and gentry that each county of England and Wales is, or lately was, enobled with. Illustrated with a map of each county of England, besides several general ones. The like never before published.
Blome, Richard,-1705.
London : printed by Tho. Roycroft for the undertaker, Richard Blome,
MDCLXXIII. [1673]
"Truly described by Bishop Nicolson as a 'most entire piece of theft out of Camden & Speed'"--DNB.
The "plates" consist of "coats of Armes" etc. of the "benefactors & promoters of this work", and are printed on both sides.
Attributed by Wing to Richard Blome.
Title page in red and black.
"An alphabetical account of the nobility and gentry" has separate dated title page, with imprint "London, printed anno Dom. MDCLXXIII." on leaf 2X4r.
With a list of "Benefactors & Promoters of this worke, whose names, titles, seates & coates of armes are here entered, as they gave their encouragements".
Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
ESTC