William Camden, World Map,1586

William Camden, World Map,1586

Map of the world 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. In 1577, with the encouragement of Abraham Ortelius, Camden began his great work Britannia a county-by-county description of Great Britain and Ireland. It is a work of chorography: a study that relates landscape, geography, antiquarianism, and history. Rather than write a history, Camden wanted to describe in detail the Great Britain of the present, and to show how the traces of the past could be discerned in the existing landscape. By this method, he produced the first coherent picture of Roman Britain. His fieldwork and firsthand research set new standards for the time. He even learned Welsh and Old English for the task. The first edition, written in Latin, was published in 1586.

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