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Herefordshyre with Part of Glocestershyre and Part of Worestershyre
Herefordshyre with Part of Glocestershyre and Part of Worestershyre
Herefordshyre with Part of Glocestershyre and Part of Worestershyre

Herefordshyre with Part of Glocestershyre and Part of Worestershyre

Artist (died 1624)
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 numberPC2020.51.26
DescriptionThis map of Herefordshire, Bedfordshire, and part of Worestershire 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 tan 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. There are also hills with old men standing on them. At the top center, it says, "HEREFORD/SHYRE." In the lower left part of the map it says, "PARTE OF/GLOCESTER/SHYRE." In the lower right part of the map it says, "PARTE OF/WORESTER/SHYRE."
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