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Richard Blome (1635-1705) was an English engraver, cartographer, and publisher. His best-known publication was Britannia, or a Geographical Description of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, issued in 1673 with maps of English counties and additional geographical material. The book was financed through subscriptions, an important publishing method for large illustrated works in the period. Blome’s work is relevant to the study of early modern cartography, map publishing, and the representation of the British kingdoms.
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