Richard Blome
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Richard Blome (1635–1705) was an engraver, cartographer, and publisher in the Kingdom of England.
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Works
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- 1670 A Geographical Description of the Four Parts of the World
- 1673 Britannia, or a Geographical Description of the Kingdom of England, Scotland and Ireland (average size 315 x 280 mm)
- 1681 Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd (average size 180 x 230 mm) 1685 Re-issued 1693 Re-issued in Cosmography and Geography 1715 Re-published by Thomas Taylor in England Exactly described c. 1750 Re-issued by Thomas Bakewell (1716–64)
- 1682 Cosmography and Geography (by Bernhard Varen) 1683-93 Re-issued
- 1686 The Gentlemans Recreation
- 1687 Isles and Territories of America for Anthony Earl of Shaftesbury[1] (and in 1688 a French edition)
References
[edit]- Cooper, Thompson (1886). Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co. . In
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