Frontispiece map of Britannia from the Early printed book entitled Britain, or a chorographical description of the most flourishing kingdoms, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the lands adjoining, out of the depth of antiquity beautified with maps of the several Shires of England written by William Camden. William Camden (May 2, 1551 - November 9, 1623) was an English antiquarian, historian, and topographer.

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William Camden, Britannia, Frontispiece, 1586

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