Map of Caernarvon. Both Shyre and Shire Town with the ancient citie of Bangor described. Anno 1610
John Speed (1552? -1629)
Category
Maps
Date
1610
Materials
Etching on paper in a glazed, wooden frame. Acid free isolating layer.
Measurements
440 x 570 mm
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Plas Yn Rhiw, Gwynedd
NT 647685
Summary
County map - JOHN SPEED. 'Caernarvon. Both Shyre and Shire Town with the ancient citie of Bangor defcribed. Anno 1610'. Engraving Ebonised wood frame. Title. Published (1676) by Thomas Bassett and Richard Chigwell. Top left is a town plan of Caernavon, bottom right a plan of Bangor.
Provenance
the property was given to the Trust as part of the Plas yn Rhiw estate between 1950 and 1966 by the Misses Eileen, Lorna and Honora Keating in memory of their parents, John William and Constance Annie Keating.
Makers and roles
John Speed (1552? -1629), artist