A new and accurat map of the world drawn according to ye truest descriptions latest discoveries and best observations yt have been made by English or strangers. 1626. (at foot) Are to be sold in Pops-head Alle by Geor- RMG F7409-001

A new and accurat map of the world drawn according to ye truest descriptions latest discoveries & best observations yt have been made by English or strangers. 1626. [at foot] Are to be sold in Pops-head Alle by Geor: Humble.
Single sheet. Hand coloured engraving with original red ink on the sheet edge. A double hemisphere world map with two celestial hemispheres. The prime meridian and the conjunction of the hemispheres runs through Ferro. In the margins there are diagrams of: the eclipse of the sun and moon; the heavens and elements; a figure to prove the spherical roundness of the sea; personifications of the elements of earth, air, fire and water; and portraits of four navigators - Magellan, Drake, Cavendish and van der Noort. This is a sheet from John Speed's Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World, first published in 1627.

A new and accurat map of the world, 1636