Huntingtonshire, Bedfordshire, Parte of Cambridgeshire

Date1612-22

Mediumcopper engraving on paper

Dimensions11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)

ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v. B. Batten Estate

Object numberPC2020.51.25

DescriptionThis map of Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, and part of Cambridgeshire comes from the publication of the epic poem Poly-Olbion by the English poet Michael Drayton (1563-1631). The map has a white border around it. The land of the map is a light green color with short wavy lines on it. There are rivers, and the rivers have naked nymphs standing in the water. Near the cities, there are women wearing crowns with buildings on them. There is a stand of trees with a huntress and a dog in it. Near the upper right corner of the map it says, "HVNTINGDON/SHIRE." On the upper left side of the map it says, "BEDFORDE/SHIRE." In the center at the bottom it says, "PARTE OF/CAMBRIDGE SHIRE."

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