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and their extension, as well as that of the other principal roads, 
beyond the borders of the county, and the writing-in of directions 
where the roads quit the county, e.g., “to Barwick,” “to King’s 
Lyn,” “to Okeham,” “to London.” A star is also added above 
both Hertford and St. Albans, showing that they returned members 
to Parliament, and, in the right-hand bottom corner, is inserted 
a circular indicator of the points of the compass. 
From an Atlas of 56 maps by Moll and Morden, London, 1708, 
obi. 4to. The general maps (England, etc.) are by Moll, and they 
are followed by the series of county maps by Morden. 
1713 (c). Speed, John. 20 x 15. Scale, miles = 
1 inch. Engraved by Jodocus Hondius. 
A print of the plate of 1611, following that in the ‘Theatre’ 
of 1676, with Bassett & Chiswell’s imprint, but with the addition 
of two roads indicated by double lines roughly drawn (one being 
through “High Bernet,” St. Albans, and Luton, with a branch 
from St. Albans through Kensworth, and the other through 
Enfield Chase to Hoddesdon and Ware), and, in the space under 
the original text in the bottom of the panel in the right-hand 
bottom corner of the map, “ Sold by Henry Overton at the 
White Horse without Hew gate, London.” 
Speed’s maps were re-issued in the form, of an atlas without 
letterpress, which must have appeared at the above date or soon 
afterwards, by Henry Overton. An atlas lent to me by Mr. Charles 
P. Ayres, of Watford, seems to be this issue in its original binding 
and state. This copy has pasted on the flyleaf opposite the 
title-page, “ A Catalogue of a Set of Maps of the several Counties 
of England and Wales .... Printed and Sold by Henry 
Overton, at the White Horse without Hewgate, London. Sold 
either in Compleat Sets, or singly.” The title-page is the engraved 
title of the ‘Theatre’ of 1611, but the central panel contains: 
“England Fully Described in a Compleat Sett of Mapps of y e 
County’s of England and Wales, with their Islands, Containing 
in all 58 Mapps,” and “Printed and Sold by Henry Overton at 
y e White Horse without Hewgate London.” It is not dated. 
The first map in the series is one of England and Wales, showing 
the roads, and with views of the county towns, thirteen on either 
side, in the margin, and various other views, one being “ London 
on Fire, Sep br ii, 1666.” There are, then, the 58 county maps, 
those which are dated having, with the few exceptions noted below, 
the original date of the map in Speed’s collection of 1610. They 
are generally “sold by Henry Overton,” but some have earlier 
names remaining. Herts has no date; Dorsetshire, Essex, Hunts, 
and Carmarthen are 1662; Sussex, Bucks, and Derbyshire, 1666; 
and Suffolk is 1713. The title of the last is: ‘A Hew Mapp 
of the County of Suffolk ; with the Post and Cross Hoads, and 
other remarks, according to the latest and best observations. 1713.’ 
In Mr. Greg’s collection is a map of Essex with the same date and 
a similar title, also sold by Henry Overton. 
