Speed, John
Spaine
(London): Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell, 1626 (but 1675). Engraved hand-colored map, 17 3/8 x 22 in. (441 x 559 mm). Several small tape repairs along verso edges and corners; a few small chips in top and bottom edge; light mat burn and toning to recto. In mat and in frame, 27 x 32 in. (686 x 813 mm). 

A handsome example of John Speed's map of Spain and Portugal, with three decorative borders, including decorative costumes at left and right, and top with nine city views. This edition from Bassett and Chiswell's 1676 publication of Speed's Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World, first published in 1627.