Figure 284
Page of Cunningham’s Cosmographicall Glasse: Day, London
From a copy in the John Carter Brown Library, Providence (facsimile), Library of Congress (scan)
1559
…printed by John Day in 1559, and has been called
a real landmark in English book-production. In addition to its fine types, this book is noted for its woodcut diagrams and pictorial capitals, ornamental title-page, large map of Norwich and…a strong and vigorous portrait of the author.
As a piece of printing, nothing better had hitherto appeared in England. It shows the influence of foreign typography. Day’s device, which appears at the end of the volume, should be noted.